Lawsuits
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
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
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.
Amicus Briefs
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.
Lawsuits
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
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.
Amicus Briefs
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
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s illegal national citizenship database
The Trump-Vance administration’s creation of massive government databases consolidating legally protected personal information is unlawful.
Letters
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.
Amicus Briefs
CREW files amicus brief urging SCOTUS to reject GEO Group’s claim to sovereign immunity
The Supreme Court should reject GEO Group’s call to expand sovereign immunity to all government contractors, according to an amicus brief filed by CREW.