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At Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, we use aggressive legal actions, in-depth investigations, and innovative policy and reform work to achieve the vision of an ethical, accountable, and open government.
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Legal Actions
Legal Complaints
Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads violate multiple federal laws
The Trump administration’s reported use of Department of Homeland Security funds to finance a set of pro-Trump propaganda advertisements likely violated multiple federal laws, including appropriations laws.
Lawsuits
CREW sues for records on noncitizen voting numbers
The federal government must respond to CREW’s requests seeking records underlying the Trump administration’s claims about noncitizen voting.
Amicus Briefs
The problems Citizens United created support Hawaii’s innovative solution
The safeguards that Citizens United assumed would check corporate election spending have failed, and Hawaii is fighting back.