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Legal Actions
Lawsuits
CREW sues Trump administration for hiding federal spending information from the public
OMB took offline information that shows how OMB directs agencies to spend taxpayer money—information that OMB is required by law to post.
Lawsuits
CREW sues to challenge destruction of CDC FOIA office
The closure of the CDC's entire FOIA office violates both FOIA and the Administrative Procedure Act and the CDC must be compelled to follow the law.
Letters
CREW alerts agencies to potential Signal group records act violations
NARA should take immediate action to ensure agency officials and heads at the State, Defense and Treasury Departments, as well as the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, immediately stop using Signal or personal devices for government business and stop destroying records using Signal’s auto-delete function unless these records are properly preserved.