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Legal Actions
Lawsuits
CREW, Lawfare sue the Department of State for violating the Case Act
The State Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are failing to make international agreements publicly available in violation of the Case-Zablocki Act, leaving Americans in the dark about foreign deals being made on their behalf. Lawfare, a nonpartisan media organization represented by CREW, sued to compel the Trump administration to comply with the law.
Amicus Briefs
CREW files amicus brief supporting California law on ICE agent identification
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should reject the Trump administration's efforts to block enforcement of the visible identification requirement in California’s No Vigilantes Act.
Amicus Briefs
CREW submits amicus brief urging court to reject NRA’s appeal in Giffords v. NRA
The court should reject the NRA's appeal that the FEC failed to act in a series of complaints filed by Giffords against the NRA.