Legal Complaints
CREW & ACLU of Florida file complaint against ICE detention center
ICE must take action against Glades County Detention Center, which is breaking federal law by regularly deleting its surveillance footage.
Lawsuits
CREW sues DOJ for body-worn camera policies and records
DOJ law enforcement arms need to release any policies they have enacted on their use of body-worn cameras.
Lawsuits
CREW sues government for records on Pompeo, Mnuchin involvement in talks about removing Trump after the insurrection
The public should know if Steve Mnuchin or Mike Pompeo participated in talks after the insurrection to remove Trump using the 25th Amendment.
Letters
NARA must take action to retrieve Peter Navarro’s White House records
Peter Navarro likely failed to turn over a substantial number of Trump White House records as required by law, and the National Archives and Records Administration should take immediate action to recover any presidential records he still possesses.
Amicus Briefs
CREW files amicus brief in Trump’s lawsuit against Jan. 6 committee
CREW and others filed an amicus brief opposing Donald Trump’s attempt to use executive privilege to block information from Congress's insurrection investigation.
Lawsuits
CREW sues the DOJ for Trump communications with Barr, government officials on overturning the election
Notes that then-Attorney General Bill Barr took during meetings with Trump on his plot to overturn the election should be made public.
Lawsuits
CREW sues for OLC memos on Trump pressuring the DOJ to overturn the election
All opinions by OLC on the legality of Trump and his administration's pressure campaign on the DOJ to overturn the election should be public.
Lawsuits
CREW sues for records on Trump’s racist 1776 Commission report
Trump's establishment of the 1776 Commission and its publication of a revisionist and racist report appeared politically motivated.
Lawsuits
CREW sues for records on Meadows pressure on DOJ to investigate baseless election conspiracy theories
Then-President Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows continued to push baseless election fraud claims leading up to the insurrection.
Lawsuits
CREW sues DOJ on attempts to unmask Devin Nunes parody Twitter account
Attempts to expose a Twitter user critical of Devin Nunes raises concerns about overreaches in DOJ authority and First Amendment violations.
Legal Complaints
CREW files ethics complaint against Kevin McCarthy & Marjorie Taylor Greene
Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to retaliate against companies complying with insurrection House investigation.
Lawsuits
CREW sues Interior for Lafayette Square OIG report
The public deserves a full accounting of the role federal agencies and top officials played in clearing protestors from Lafayette Square.