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Lawsuits

Corruption

CREW sues State Department and Secret Service for records on G20 summit at Trump Doral

Records may reveal how Trump's Doral resort was picked to host the G20 Summit and any procedures in place to avoid constitutional violations.

Lawsuits

Transparency

CREW, Lawfare sue the Department of State for violating the Case Act

The State Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are failing to make international agreements publicly available in violation of the Case-Zablocki Act, leaving Americans in the dark about foreign deals being made on their behalf. Lawfare, a nonpartisan media organization represented by CREW, sued to compel the Trump administration to comply with the law.

Lawsuits

Corruption

CREW sues for records on President Trump’s pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar

Rep. Henry Cuellar’s alleged corrupt dealings and any unethical considerations that may have influenced Trump's pardon of him should be made public.

Lawsuits

Transparency

CREW sues DOJ for failing to produce records on voter data collection

CREW is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) for failing to produce records on an expedited basis in response to CREW’s FOIA requests about the agency’s collection of confidential voter information from state voter rolls.

Lawsuits

Democracy

Lawsuit filed to protect crucial watchdogs from Trump-Vance administration assault

A coalition of nonprofit organizations are uniting to defend the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) from a Trump-Vance administration attempt to defund it.

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.

CREW sues State Department and Secret Service for records on G20 summit at Trump Doral

CREW, Lawfare sue the Department of State for violating the Case Act

CREW sues for records on President Trump’s pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar

CREW sues DOJ for failing to produce records on voter data collection

Lawsuit filed to protect crucial watchdogs from Trump-Vance administration assault

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

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