Lawsuits
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).
Lawsuits
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.
Letters
DHS IG must investigate Trump ally getting ICE to detain the mother of his child
The DHS IG must investigate allegations that a longtime political ally of President Trump solicited and received assistance from ICE to take action to detain the mother of his child amidst a custody dispute.
Lawsuits
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.
Amicus Briefs
CREW files amicus brief supporting California law on ICE agent identification
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should reject the Trump administration's efforts to block enforcement of the visible identification requirement in California’s No Vigilantes Act.
Legal Complaints
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.