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Lawsuits

Money in Politics

CREW, CLC sue FEC to strike down unlawful advisory opinion on canvassing coordination

Campaign Legal Center and CREW filed a complaint asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to declare a 2024 Federal Election Commission advisory opinion unlawful and set it aside.

Amicus Briefs

Democracy

CREW files amicus brief in support of restoring Freedom and Slavery Exhibit

Removing the Freedom and Slavery Exhibit at the Independence National Historical Park would undercut an accurate portrayal of U.S. history.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW sends letter to congressional leadership urging oversight over presidential incapacity

In light of recent events raising concerns about President Trump’s ability to continue serving as president, the need for Congress to develop an oversight process to determine presidential incapacity has never been stronger.

Lawsuits

Transparency

CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation sue to defend the Presidential Records Act

CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) are suing President Trump, Vice President Vance, the Office of the Vice President, the White House, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and others to defend the Presidential Records Act of 1978 (PRA).

Amicus Briefs

Democracy

CREW files amicus briefs on behalf of bipartisan former secretaries of state in appeals of voter rolls suit

The appeals court should affirm the district court’s decision to dismiss the DOJ's lawsuit against Michigan for the state’s refusal to turn over its voter rolls.

Lawsuits

Democracy

Voting rights groups sue DOJ to block national voter surveil-and-purge database

Common Cause and four individuals sued the Trump Administration to block the DOJ from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans’ confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters.

CREW, CLC sue FEC to strike down unlawful advisory opinion on canvassing coordination

CREW files amicus brief in support of restoring Freedom and Slavery Exhibit

CREW sends letter to congressional leadership urging oversight over presidential incapacity

CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation sue to defend the Presidential Records Act

CREW files amicus briefs on behalf of bipartisan former secretaries of state in appeals of voter rolls suit

Voting rights groups sue DOJ to block national voter surveil-and-purge database

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