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Legal Actions
Letters
Letter to Congress: 25 groups urge increased funds for judicial security
As judges confront increasing threats, CREW and 24 other groups sent a letter to the House and Senate appropriations committees urging legislators to bolster appropriations for judicial security and reject efforts to undercut the judiciary’s independence.
Letters
The Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding have escalated over first 100 days
The Trump administration’s apparent disregard for the funding levels set by Congress strips Congress of its power of the purse and sets the stage for the administration to claim that it cannot carry out other laws.
Lawsuits
CREW sues DOJ for OLC records on 22nd Amendment
Any legal opinions from the DOJ about whether any president can extend his term beyond the understood constitutional limits should be public.