CREW Actions
Lawsuits
CREW V. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (YOO EMAILS)
11 May 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) made public a July 2009 report against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for failing to provide CREW with records relating to the missing John Yoo emails. More»
FEC Complaints
CREW ASKS SOUTH CAROLINA AG TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER ALVIN GREENE WAS INDUCED TO RUN AND FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEC
15 Jun 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), took two significant actions against the questionable Democratic candidate for South Carolina Senate, Alvin Greene. In a letter to South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, CREW asked for an investigation into whether Mr. Greene was induced to run for the Senate in violation of South Carolina law. More»
Recent FEC Complaints:
- CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT OVER ILLEGAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEN. DAVID VITTER’S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
- CREW FILES COMPLAINT OVER “DONATION” TO U.S. TREASURY BY SEN. LANDRIEU’S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
- CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST MARYLAND DEVELOPER FOR ILLEGAL DONATIONS TO REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEES
- More FEC Complaints »
IRS Complaints
CREW FILES COMPLAINTS WITH FTC AND IRS AGAINST SEAN HANNITY, HIS FREEDOM CONCERTS AND THE FREEDOM ALLIANCE
29 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against Sean Hannity, his Freedom Concerts, the Freedom Alliance and Lt. Col. Oliver North. Copies of the complaints were also sent to the attorney generals of the states in which concerts are scheduled to be held this summer.
Requests For Investigation
ARE DOCTORS GIVING PATIENTS THE BEST VACCINES OR THE VACCINES WITH THE BEST PRICE?
6 Jul 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an antitrust investigation into drug companies that offer significant discounts to doctors for providing patients with only that company’s vaccines. More»
Recent Requests For Investigation:
- CREW ASKS FOR CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO WHITE HOUSE VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL RECORDS LAWS
- CREW ASKS SOUTH CAROLINA AG TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER ALVIN GREENE WAS INDUCED TO RUN AND FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEC
- CREW ASKS HHS IG TO INVESTIGATE TOBACCO PANEL’S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
- More Requests For Investigation »
Congressional Ethics
SHELBY'S PORK PARADE
29 Jul 2010 // Alabama’s senior Senator Richard Shelby (R) takes great care of his former staffers… and their high paying clients too. CREW researchers found eight former Shelby staffers who have left his office to join or create lobbying firms and nearly $267 million in federal earmarks going to clients of former staffers since Fiscal Year 2008. More»
FOIA Requests
CREW SEEKS RECORDS OF TALKS BETWEEN ED. DEPT. OFFICIALS AND ADVOCATES OF TIGHTER REGULATION OF FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION INDUSTRY
23 Jul 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today CREW filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of Education seeking records of communications between Education officials and individuals and entities prominent in the for-profit education industry and individuals who may have publically criticized the industry for personal financial gain. More»
Recent FOIA Requests:
- CREW AND DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE FILE MMS FOIA REQUEST FOR RECORDS OF PRE-OIL SPILL ENVIRO., SAFETY AND HEALTH CONSIDERATION
- CREW FILES FOIA REQUEST WITH U.S. COAST GUARD TO DETERMINE EXTENT TO WHICH GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED FOR MASSIVE OIL SPILL
- CREW FILES SEC FOIA FOR DOCUMENTS ON STATE-LAW LOOPHOLE IN SHAREHOLDERS’ VOTING RIGHTS
- More FOIA Requests »
Amicus Briefs
CREW AND OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN FCC V. AT&T
25 May 2010 // Washington, D.C. – Corporations should not be able to claim a personal privacy right to try to shield government documents about them from public view, six public interest organizations told the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday.
Administration & Lobbying
CREW APPLAUDS AMENDED WHITE HOUSE RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYIST COMMUNICATIONS
24 Jul 2009 // Washington, D.C. - CREW is pleased the administration has amended its restrictions on lobbying for Recovery Act funds to take a more common sense approach. It is just good policy that once an application for a competitive loan or grant has been filed, no one – registered lobbyist or not – can lobby the government official responsible for handing out the taxpayer funds. More»
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