NEW: Documents we obtained shed light on former Trump DOJ official Seth DuCharme’s high-level involvement in Special Counsel John Durham’s politicized investigation of the FBI’s Russia inquiry.
https://www.americanoversight.org/in-the-records-a-trump-political-appointees-involvement-in-the-durham-investigation

NEW: We sued the Ohio and Louisiana secretaries of state for records related to their states’ withdrawals from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).

Several states have left the voter-data system in response to false allegations from conspiracy theorists.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-ohio-and-louisiana-secretaries-of-state-for-records-related-to-eric-withdrawals

NEW: We’re seeking a default judgment against Wake TSI in our Pennsylvania election audit records case.

Wake TSI failed to respond to our filing adding the company as a defendant in the lawsuit.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-seeks-default-judgment-against-wake-tsi-in-pennsylvania-election-audit-records-case

Former President Trump was indicted on 37 counts related to his handling of classified documents.

We’ve sued the National Archives and Records Administration for records related to its Jan. 2022 repossession of 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-national-archives-for-communications-and-documents-related-to-trump-records-retrieved-from-mar-a-lago

NEW: Records we obtained, reported on by Zach Everson of Forbes, reveal that the DOD spent nearly $1 million at properties owned by former President Donald Trump between July 2017 and November 2019, far exceeding previously reported expense totals.
https://www.americanoversight.org/defense-department-spent-nearly-1-million-at-trump-properties-from-july-2017-to-november-2019-records-obtained-by-american-oversight-reveal

NEW: We’re suing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and army national guards of four states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas) for records detailing incidents of white supremacy across the U.S. armed forces.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-for-records-related-to-white-supremacist-incidents-in-the-military

“Ginni Thomas, the justice’s wife and a lifelong conservative activist, seemed to confirm her husband’s close ties to DeSantis in emails obtained last year by American Oversight and published by Politico.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/politics/desantis-thomas-leo-supreme-court-2024/index.html

NEW: The Dane County Circuit Court denied the Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel’s motions to dismiss our lawsuit asking the court to require OSC to retain its public records and to disclose records related to its discredited review of the 2020 election.
https://www.americanoversight.org/wisconsin-court-grants-temporary-injunction-confirms-office-of-special-counsel-is-obligated-to-retain-public-records

Defend Florida, a far-right group that has pushed debunked election fraud conspiracies, reportedly worked with an aide to Gov. DeSantis on the bill that created the Office of Election Crimes and Security, a police force housed within the Florida Dept. of State.

We recently filed public records requests for communications between various Florida sheriffs and Defend Florida.
https://www.americanoversight.org/documents?document_filter=true&jurisdictions%5B%5D=Florida&facet_sort=default&document_keyword=Defend+Florida&foia_number=&document_filter=true

In March, the Missouri attorney general’s office launched an online form to solicit complaints about transgender care. The form was removed in April.

We filed a records request for records related to the “Transgender Center Concerns Form.”
https://www.americanoversight.org/document/records-request-to-missouri-attorney-generals-office-for-records-related-to-transgender-center-concerns-form

NEW: In our fight for records related to the deaths of people held in immigration detention, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lifted redactions on nearly 80 pages of public documents.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-wins-court-ruling-requiring-release-of-records-from-kentuckys-ballot-integrity-task-force

Earlier this month, the Florida Legislature passed a bill banning gender-affirming treatment for minors.

We submitted a request to the state health department for emails with external groups advocating restrictions on gender-affirming health care.
https://www.americanoversight.org/document/records-request-to-florida-department-of-health-for-email-communications-with-external-groups-advocating-restrictions-of-gender-affirming-healthcare

North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham recently switched parties, giving Republicans a veto-proof majority in the House, and voted in favor of the 12-week abortion ban.

We requested her communications about anti-choice legislation and with conservative groups.
https://www.americanoversight.org/documents?document_filter=true&facet_sort=default&document_keyword=Tricia+Cotham&foia_number=&document_filter=true

NEW: We sued DHS for emails with anti-immigrant groups regarding “Remain in Mexico,” the Trump administration policy requiring asylum-seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico for their claims to be processed.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-dhs-for-emails-with-anti-immigrant-groups-regarding-remain-in-mexico-policy

We received indication that the Durham investigation has closed.

The DOJ dropped a key objection to the release of over 4,500 pages of records related to the Durham investigation — the Trump-era inquiry initiated by AG Attorney Barr.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-receives-indication-that-durham-investigation-has-closed

NEW: We obtained emails between top Trump administration DHS officials and Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and wife of the Supreme Court justice.

The emails show Thomas sharing election conspiracies in the days before the 2020 election.
https://www.americanoversight.org/document/dhs-communications-regarding-ginni-thomas

NEW: Harlan Crow — whose extravagant gifts to Justice Clarence Thomas have drawn major scrutiny— attended at least one of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s controversial “Madison Dinners” at the State Department in 2019.
https://www.americanoversight.org/harlan-crow-among-attendees-at-pompeos-controversial-madison-dinner-in-2019-records-show

Today is the end of Title 42, a policy that barred noncitizens’ entry into the U.S. under the guise of fighting the pandemic.

We sued the State Dept., CDC, and HHS for records related to Title 42.
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-continues-investigation-of-title-42s-with-lawsuit-for-related-records

“Candidates who denied the results of the 2020 election are considering runs for different offices and building political power ahead of 2024,” including Kari Lake and Mark Finchem from Arizona, reports the Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/08/election-deniers-midterms-2024/

Prior to the 2020 election, several top Trump administration officials took taxpayer-funded trips to swing states where they promoted the former president’s policies.

Records we obtained show Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette’s trips during the presidential campaign period cost taxpayers $135,863.27.
https://www.americanoversight.org/records-show-nearly-60000-in-staff-costs-for-swing-state-travel-of-trump-epa-and-labor-chiefs