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Amicus Briefs

Transparency

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 California and Oregon seeking to force them to turn over their states’ voter rolls

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW calls for congressional leadership to investigate potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act

Congress should investigate the executive branch’s potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act during the government shutdown.

Lawsuits

Money in Politics

CREW sues the FEC for records on FEC Commissioner and new disclosure policy

The American public should have more transparency into how decisions on regulating our campaign finance system are discussed and made.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW, 9 groups call on the House to advance the Restore Trust in Congress Act

CREW and 9 groups, including Campaign Legal Center, Issue One and Project on Government Oversight, sent a letter urging members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor the Restore Trust in Congress Act.

Lawsuits

Democracy

CREW sues for DC takeover records

CREW is suing twelve federal agencies for failing to produce records about President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

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

Corruption

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

Transparency

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.

Lawsuits

Transparency

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.

Legal Complaints

Corruption

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Trump administration officials

Several Trump administration officials appear to have violated the Hatch Act by making partisan statements about NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in their official capacity.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files SCOTUS amicus brief in support of coordinated expenditure limits for political party donations

Earmarking rules and disclosure laws cannot prevent all quid pro quo corruption that could occur through coordinated expenditures.

Lawsuits

Ethics & Reform

Class action lawsuit challenges Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful “National Data Banks”

The Trump-Vance administration’s creation of massive government databases consolidating legally protected personal information is unlawful.

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

CREW calls for congressional leadership to investigate potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act

CREW sues the FEC for records on FEC Commissioner and new disclosure policy

CREW, 9 groups call on the House to advance the Restore Trust in Congress Act

CREW sues for DC takeover records

CREW tells First Circuit: respect Maine voters’ anti-bribery efforts

CREW submits statement for the record on D’Esposito’s nomination

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 files Hatch Act complaint against Trump administration officials

CREW files SCOTUS amicus brief in support of coordinated expenditure limits for political party donations

Class action lawsuit challenges Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful “National Data Banks”

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