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Legal Actions
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.
Lawsuits
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.