Lawsuits
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.
Lawsuits
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
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.
Letters
Shutting down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database appears to violate records law
The Trump administration decommissioned the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) in an apparent violation of federal law
Lawsuits
CREW sues US DOGE Service to compel transparency
A cadre of largely unidentified actors in DOGE are controlling major government functions with no oversight or meaningful transparency into its operations. CREW filed a lawsuit to require compliance with key records laws.
Letters
Deletion of Jan 6 charges database appears to violate the law
The DOJ’s removal of a database detailing criminal charges and convictions related to the January 6th attack from its website appears to be illegal.
Lawsuits
DOGE sued to follow the law or cease operations
DOGE is operating in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and must comply with transparency, ethics and other requirements or cease operations, according to a lawsuit brought by CREW and partners.
Lawsuits
CREW sues for records on Project 2025 and federal worker protections
DOJ, FBI and NSA have improperly failed to produce records related to civil service protections for federal workers.
Letters
House Ethics must release Gaetz investigation report
The House Ethics Committee must publicly release the investigative report and findings from its investigation into whether Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and obstructed investigations into his conduct, according to a letter sent to the committee by CREW.
Lawsuits
CREW sues DOJ for records on Matt Gaetz criminal investigation
CREW is suing the Department of Justice for records related to the now-closed criminal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, including the DOJ’s decision not to charge Gaetz despite reports suggesting an abundance of evidence that he likely violated sex-trafficking laws.
Testimony
CREW supports the Corporate Transparency Act against lobbying and congressional pressure
The recently enacted Corporate Transparency Act is America’s most important step towards cracking down on corporate secrecy and corruption in decades.
Letters
CREW leads coalition letter urging DHS to address domestic extremism
Members of an extremist group, whose leadership has been convicted of seditious conspiracy and storming the Capital, have no place in our government.