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Legal Actions
Legal Complaints
IG must investigate OPM Director Scott Kupor’s potential financial conflicts of interest
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) must investigate potential conflicts of interest related to Director Scott Kupor’s financial interest in a company that he was promoting as a partner with OPM’s US Tech Force initiative, according to a complaint submitted by CREW.
Legal Complaints
OSC must resolve pending Hatch Act complaints
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has yet to resolve six of CREW’s complaints against senior Trump-appointed officials for violating the Hatch Act, including 5 investigations which have been pending for more than 10 months.
Amicus Briefs
CLC, CREW file Supreme Court brief opposing Trump ballroom
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and CREW filed a brief in the Supreme Court highlighting how President Trump's ballroom project is a direct violation of our constitutional system of separation of powers.