Amicus Briefs Archives - Page 2 of 3 - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Amicus Briefs

Democracy

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.

Amicus Briefs

Money in Politics

CREW files amicus brief on behalf of Rep. Rosa DeLauro in foreign assistance funding freeze case

The Supreme Court should deny the Trump administration’s application for a partial stay of a district court injunction that ordered the administration to unfreeze foreign assistance funding appropriated by Congress.

Amicus Briefs

Corruption

CREW files historian amicus briefs in support of states’ efforts to block National Guard deployments

Given the lack of legal justification for the Trump administration’s federalization of the California National Guard, the Ninth Circuit should affirm the district court’s temporary restraining order and block Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Amicus Briefs

Democracy

CREW files SCOTUS amicus brief on behalf of former secretaries of state on accuracy, reliability and security of mail-in voting

The Supreme Court should affirm the lower court’s decision to dismiss Rep. Mike Bost’s lawsuit challenging mail-in voting in Illinois.

Amicus Briefs

Policy & Reform

CREW files amicus briefs on behalf of former secretaries of state on election EO

CREW filed amicus briefs on behalf of a bipartisan group of former secretaries of state in two cases challenging President Trump’s executive order attempting to exert federal control over elections.

Amicus Briefs

Money in Politics

CREW submits amicus brief in support of Arizona’s Voter’s Right to Know Act

CREW submitted an amicus brief in support of Arizona’s Voter’s Right to Know Act which was passed in 2022 to combat corrupt elections and strengthen the state’s disclosure rules. Two Koch-aligned dark money groups are now challenging this law in federal court, so they can continue to spend large amounts of money and keep secretly buying elections.

Amicus Briefs

Ethics & Reform

Amicus: FEC’s failure to enforce the law must be able to be challenged in court

Americans must be able to seek relief in court for violations of campaign finance law when the Federal Election Commission is unable or unwilling to enforce the law, according to an amicus filed by CREW.

Amicus Briefs

Ethics & Reform

Amicus: New Georgia election rules go against legal and historical precedent

The Georgia State Election Board ignored 125 years of legal precedents when it adopted two new rules that would invite election certification disruptions.

Amicus Briefs

Corruption

Amicus: Judge Aileen Cannon must be reassigned in Trump case

Judge Aileen Cannon should be reassigned in the federal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump if the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reverses and remands her decision.

Amicus Briefs

Money in Politics

CREW files amicus brief urging SCOTUS to reject GEO Group’s claim to sovereign immunity

CREW files amicus brief on behalf of Rep. Rosa DeLauro in foreign assistance funding freeze case

CREW files historian amicus briefs in support of states’ efforts to block National Guard deployments

CREW files SCOTUS amicus brief on behalf of former secretaries of state on accuracy, reliability and security of mail-in voting

CREW files amicus briefs on behalf of former secretaries of state on election EO

CREW submits amicus brief in support of Arizona’s Voter’s Right to Know Act

Amicus: FEC’s failure to enforce the law must be able to be challenged in court

Amicus: New Georgia election rules go against legal and historical precedent

Amicus: Judge Aileen Cannon must be reassigned in Trump case

CREW files amicus briefs in support of campaign finance enforcement

CREW files amicus supporting adjudication of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in Michigan court

CREW files amicus supporting adjudication of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in Minnesota Supreme Court

Make a donation to help CREW protect our democracy

Make a donation to help CREW protect our democracy