Results — Department of Justice
CREW Signs Amicus Brief Against OLC Secret Laws
April 23, 2013 | Amicus Briefs (Legal Filings), Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, Legal, Amicus Briefs, News, New York Times, Organizations, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Government Accountability Project, OpenTheGovernment.org, Project on Government Oversight, The Brennan Center, The Sunlight Foundation, Transparency
CREW Files FOIA Request Seeking Records of DOJ’s Communications with House Ethics Committee
March 25, 2013 | FOIA Requests (Legal Filings), Congress, Earmarks, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Office of Congressional Ethics, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, FOIA, Republicans, States, Alaska, House Members, Don Young
CREW Files Brief to Fight Secret Surveillance Laws
March 22, 2013 | Amicus Briefs (Legal Filings), Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, Legal, Amicus Briefs, News, Washington Post, Organizations, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation, OpenTheGovernment.org
CREW Releases Documents Regarding FBI Investigation into Sen. Menendez
January 30, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal, Requests for Investigation, Senate, States, New Jersey, Press Releases, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
CREW Files DOJ, FEC Complaints Against Payday Lender for Illegal Conduit Contribution to Super PAC
January 8, 2013 | FEC Complaints, Advertisements, Corruption, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Payday Loan Industry, Republicans, States, Georgia, Super PACs, Press Releases
CREW Names the Top 12 Scandals of 2012
December 19, 2012 | Congress, Corporate, Corruption, Earmarks, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Transparency, Press Releases, House Members, Hal Rogers, Darrell Issa, David Rivera, Michael Grimm, Vern Buchanan, John Edwards, Lisa Jackson, Political Candidates, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama
CREW FEC Complaint Results in $170,000 Fine Against Major Donor to Sens. Landrieu and Vitter
August 22, 2012 | Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission (FEC), States, Louisiana, Press Releases, Senate Members, David Vitter
CREW Releases Report on Botched DOJ Investigation into Rep. Jerry Lewis
August 14, 2012 | Congress, Earmarks, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal, FOIA Requests, States, California, Press Releases, House Members, Jerry Lewis
CREW Calls on Chairman Issa to Drop Contempt Recommendation for AG Eric Holder
June 22, 2012 | Congress, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, House, House Oversight Committee, Press Releases, House Members, Darrell Issa
CREW and Others Call on AG Holder to Release Memo Justifying Killing of al-Awlaki
June 18, 2012 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, FOIA, Letters, Transparency, Press Releases, Eric Holder, President Barack Obama
Senate Hearing Addresses Abuse of Campaign Finance Laws
April 10, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Senate, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Senate Members, Sheldon Whitehouse
Weekly Roundup, April 5
April 5, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, Governance & Legislation, STOCK Act, News, Washington Post, Organizations, Checks and Balances for Economic Growth, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dan Perrin
D.C. Circuit Hands CREW a Big Win on FOIA - Why It Matters
April 2, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, Legal, Lawsuits, Transparency, CREW v. Federal Election Commission (Commissioners correspondence)
The House Eyes FOIA Reforms
March 21, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, House, House Oversight Committee, Transparency, Eric Holder, House Members, Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings, John Mica, Tammy Duckworth
CREW Shines Sunlight on Secret OLC Memoranda
March 14, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, News, New York Times, Organizations, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation, Transparency, Anne Weismann, Senate Members, Ron Wyden
Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan Under Federal Investigation - AC360
June 25, 2012 | Corruption, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Most Corrupt, States, Florida, House Members, Vern Buchanan
Good Morning America - John Edwards on Trial
April 17, 2012 | Ethics, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, News, ABC News, States, North Carolina, John Edwards
John Edwards federal indictment - Melanie discusses on CNN
June 3, 2011 | Corruption, Democrats, Elections, Ethics, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, News, CNN, Senate, States, North Carolina, John Edwards, Melanie Sloan
Rachel Maddow and Melanie Sloan discuss the John Ensign sex scandal
May 16, 2011 | Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Most Corrupt, Crew in the News, Melanie Sloan, Senate Members, John Ensign, Rick Santorum, Tom Coburn
Melanie Sloan Discusses Sen. Ensign on Fox News
December 2, 2010 | Senate Ethics, Congress, Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Most Corrupt, News, Fox News, Melanie Sloan, Senate Members, John Ensign
CREW and Other Groups Urge DOJ to Support FOIA Portal
April 11, 2012 | Federal Agencies, Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), FOIA, Open Government
CREW Opposes Proposed Rule to Amend DOJ FOIA Regulation
October 19, 2011 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, FOIA, Letters, Open Government
Blog
May 01, 2013
No Vote of Confidence for the FEC
Voters have become cynical about elected leaders, believing many are bought and paid for and the federal agency…
April 30, 2013
Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Transparency
Yesterday’s decision in McBurney v. Young confirmed how out of touch the Court is with the technology that…
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May 14, 2013
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May 19, 2013 | Accounting Today
Group Challenges IRS Tax-Exempt Criteria
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May 19, 2013 | Bloomberg Businessweek
IRS Scandal Strategy: The Democratic and Republican Playbooks
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May 19, 2013 | The Boston Globe
Washington’s robust market for attacks, half-truths