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Transparency

White House, NARA must ensure Trump’s deleted Truth Social posts are preserved

The White House and National Archives and Records Administration are legally required to preserve and prevent the destruction of President Trump’s Truth Social posts, including a now-deleted video posted from his account about debunked 2020 election fraud claims that included racist images depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

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Corruption

CREW submits complaint urging IG investigation into DOE official’s potential ethics violations

The Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General (DOE OIG) must investigate potential ethics violations related to Assistant Secretary for Energy Audrey Robertson’s use of her official title to promote jewelry products in a commercial advertisement.

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Money in Politics

CREW tells First Circuit: respect Maine voters’ anti-bribery efforts

The First Circuit should overturn the U.S. District Court of Maine’s rejection of a statewide ballot initiative capping donations to super PACs making independent expenditures, according to an amicus brief filed by CREW.

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Corruption

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Trump administration officials

Several Trump administration officials appear to have violated the Hatch Act by making partisan statements about NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in their official capacity.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ethics & Reform

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Howard Lutnick

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick appears to have violated the Hatch Act during a Fox Business interview in which he urged voters to defeat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani while speaking in his official capacity, according to a CREW complaint filed today with the Office of Special Counsel.

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Corruption

Former OMB officials urge court to block Trump spending freeze

OMB cannot unilaterally freeze Congressional funding to further a president’s agenda, according to an amicus brief filed on behalf of a group of more than a dozen former OMB officials.

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Money in Politics

CREW urges AZ Supreme Court to uphold promise of transparency in Voter’s Right to Know Act

Arizona’s Voter’s Right to Know Act—passed in 2022 to combat corrupt elections and strengthen the state’s disclosure rules—should be upheld.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files FEC complaint over Trump campaign coordination with outside groups

Presidential campaigns cannot legally withhold the identities of high-dollar donors who fund their canvassing efforts via an outside group.

White House, NARA must ensure Trump’s deleted Truth Social posts are preserved

CREW submits complaint urging IG investigation into DOE official’s potential ethics violations

CREW tells First Circuit: respect Maine voters’ anti-bribery efforts

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Trump administration officials

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 Hatch Act complaint against Howard Lutnick

Former OMB officials urge court to block Trump spending freeze

CREW urges AZ Supreme Court to uphold promise of transparency in Voter’s Right to Know Act

CREW files FEC complaint over Trump campaign coordination with outside groups

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