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Inside the Virginia Education Department’s Review of African American History Course

Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by the Washington Post include several suggested changes aimed at sanitizing the history of racism in the state.

95 Percent of Deaths in ICE Detention Could Likely Have Been Prevented With Adequate Medical Care: Report

New study reveals persistent medical care failures in immigration detention facilities, examines 52 deaths from 2017-2021

Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts

Records obtained through our litigation in Cochise County, Arizona, show the aggressive push for hand counts in 2022 by local officials, activists, and even state lawmakers.

American Oversight Statement on Effort to Block Access to Public Records in Louisiana

Louisiana House Bill 767 would limit who can request public records from the Office of the Governor.

American Oversight and ACLU of Arizona Sue Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb for Unlawful Delay in Release of Public Records

Wednesday, nonpartisan watchdog group American Oversight filed a complaint in the Arizona Superior Court against Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and Pinal County, alleging Lamb and the County have failed…

Behind the Scenes of Abortion Travel Bans

American Oversight has begun obtaining records in its investigation of how anti-abortion rights activists are pushing travel bans that prohibit the use of certain roads for travel to obtain an…

Investigations

Efforts to Restrict Abortion Rights

American Oversight has filed dozens of public records requests in states across the country seeking communications and analyses about new or potential abortion restrictions in the wake of the U.S.…

Conservative States’ Migrant Transportation Programs

Governors in Florida, Texas, and Arizona have sent immigrants to states hundreds of miles away as part of an exploitative political stunt.

Wisconsin’s Baseless Investigation of the 2020 Election

Following the 2020 election, Wisconsin joined a growing list of states where allies of former President Trump launched bogus “investigations” as part of an effort to cast doubt on the…