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CREW, Lawfare sue the Department of State for violating the Case Act

The State Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are failing to make international agreements publicly available in violation of the Case-Zablocki Act, leaving Americans in the dark about foreign deals being made on their behalf. Lawfare, a nonpartisan media organization represented by CREW, sued to compel the Trump administration to comply with the law.

Amicus Briefs

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CREW files amicus brief supporting California law on ICE agent identification

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should reject the Trump administration's efforts to block enforcement of the visible identification requirement in California’s No Vigilantes Act.

Legal Complaints

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White House, NARA must ensure Trump’s deleted Truth Social posts are preserved

The White House and National Archives and Records Administration are legally required to preserve and prevent the destruction of President Trump’s Truth Social posts, including a now-deleted video posted from his account about debunked 2020 election fraud claims that included racist images depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

Lawsuits

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CREW sues DOJ for failing to produce records on voter data collection

CREW is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) for failing to produce records on an expedited basis in response to CREW’s FOIA requests about the agency’s collection of confidential voter information from state voter rolls.

Amicus Briefs

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CREW files amicus briefs in support of states’ refusal to turn over voter rolls to DOJ

The courts should dismiss the government’s lawsuits against states seeking to force them to turn over their voter rolls

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CREW sues DHS and USCIS for records on data sharing agreements with states

CREW is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services (USCIS) following their failure to respond to requests for records on DHS’s data sharing agreements with states and state entities for the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (“SAVE”) program.

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CREW sues DHS and NARA for failing to preserve text messages

CREW is suing DHS for failing to preserve text messaging data and NARA for its failure to initiate enforcement against these violations.

Letters

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CREW and partner groups demand transparency around shutdown plans

As America faces the increasing possibility of a government shutdown, CREW and partner groups sent an open letter to the Director of the OMB and the heads of executive departments and agencies urging each agency to ensure full transparency to American taxpayers during any impending lapse in appropriations.

Lawsuits

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CREW sues multiple departments for records on DOGE

Communications between DOGE and the VA, the Social Security Administration, the Department of Education and CFPB should be public.

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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.

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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

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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.

CREW, Lawfare sue the Department of State for violating the Case Act

CREW files amicus brief supporting California law on ICE agent identification

White House, NARA must ensure Trump’s deleted Truth Social posts are preserved

CREW sues DOJ for failing to produce records on voter data collection

CREW files amicus briefs in support of states’ refusal to turn over voter rolls to DOJ

CREW sues DHS and USCIS for records on data sharing agreements with states

CREW sues DHS and NARA for failing to preserve text messages

CREW and partner groups demand transparency around shutdown plans

CREW sues multiple departments for records on DOGE

CREW sues Trump administration for hiding federal spending information from the public

CREW sues to challenge destruction of CDC FOIA office

CREW alerts agencies to potential Signal group records act violations

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