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Legal Actions
Lawsuits
CREW sues for DC takeover records
CREW is suing twelve federal agencies for failing to produce records about President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.
Legal Complaints
CREW tells First Circuit: respect Maine voters’ anti-bribery efforts
The First Circuit should overturn the U.S. District Court of Maine’s rejection of a statewide ballot initiative capping donations to super PACs making independent expenditures, according to an amicus brief filed by CREW.
Testimony
CREW submits statement for the record on D’Esposito’s nomination
The Senate must reject former Representative Anthony D’Esposito’s nomination for Inspector General at the Department of Labor due to his history of allegedly violating ethics rules, according to a statement for the record submitted to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by Donald Sherman, CREW’s Executive Director and Chief Counsel.