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CREW sues to block Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund
The Trump administration’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund is unconstitutional and violates multiple federal laws.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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CREW sues the DOJ for records on Trump’s $230 million FTCA claim
CREW is suing DOJ for failing to produce records on FTCA claims in which Trump reportedly seeks $230 million in damages from the government.
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CREW sues DHS for records on protestor surveillance
CREW is suing the DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Customs and Border Protection and ICE for failing to produce records on an expedited basis in response to CREW’s FOIA request seeking information about the Trump administration’s efforts to track and surveil protestors.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.