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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
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.
Letters
CREW recommends transparency reform for when grand juries refuse to indict
The Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules should consider an amendment that would provide notice when a grand jury has decided not to indict a person for a crime.