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CREW sues DOJ for OLC records on 22nd Amendment
Any legal opinions from the DOJ about whether any president can extend his term beyond the understood constitutional limits should be public.
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CREW sues Trump administration for hiding federal spending information from the public
OMB took offline information that shows how OMB directs agencies to spend taxpayer money—information that OMB is required by law to post.
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CREW sues to challenge destruction of CDC FOIA office
The closure of the CDC's entire FOIA office violates both FOIA and the Administrative Procedure Act and the CDC must be compelled to follow the law.
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CREW sues US DOGE Service to compel transparency
A cadre of largely unidentified actors in DOGE are controlling major government functions with no oversight or meaningful transparency into its operations. CREW filed a lawsuit to require compliance with key records laws.
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CREW, Democracy Forward sue to block Trump’s illegal plan to fire government workers
President Trump’s executive order paving the way to convert merit-based civil servants to at-will employees, enabling political appointees to fire and replace them with loyalists, is unlawful and exceeds the president’s authority.
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DOGE sued to follow the law or cease operations
DOGE is operating in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and must comply with transparency, ethics and other requirements or cease operations, according to a lawsuit brought by CREW and partners.
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CREW sues for records on Project 2025 and federal worker protections
DOJ, FBI and NSA have improperly failed to produce records related to civil service protections for federal workers.
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CREW sues to challenge the FEC’s dismissal of dark money scheme complaint
The FEC should have investigated a scheme to launder $5 million in dark money to influence the 2020 Senate elections in Georgia.
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CREW sues for records on alleged Morehead misconduct
Former Kansas state prosecutor and Assistant United States Attorney Terra Morehead has been repeatedly criticized by courts and the public for serious misconduct.
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CREW sues DOJ for OLC records on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment
As the Department of Justice office charged with providing legal advice to the President and all executive branch agencies, the Office of Legal Counsel's views on the issue of disqualification under the 14th Amendment carry great weight.
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CREW sues DOJ for records on Matt Gaetz criminal investigation
CREW is suing the Department of Justice for records related to the now-closed criminal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, including the DOJ’s decision not to charge Gaetz despite reports suggesting an abundance of evidence that he likely violated sex-trafficking laws.
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Colorado lawsuit enforcing Donald Trump’s constitutional disqualification
Donald Trump is constitutionally disqualified from serving as president, and must be removed from the Colorado Republican primary ballot.