litigation
March 25, 2025

American Oversight v. Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Bessent, Rubio, and NARA – Military Actions Planned on Signal Messaging App

Lawsuit filed against Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Bessent, Rubio, and NARA concerning news reports that a journalist had been added to a Signal group chat containing potentially classified information about active military operations.

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Docket Number 25-0883

Lawsuit filed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State and acting Archivist Marco Rubio, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration concerning news reports that journalist Jeffery Goldberg had been added to a Signal group chat among those containing potentially classified information about active military operations.

April 16, 2025: Response to defendants’ supplemental declarations
April 14, 2025: Supplemental declarations from defendants
April 10, 2025: Minute order
April 4, 2025: American Oversight’s response to status report
March 31, 2025: Defendant status report
March 26, 2025: Motion for a temporary restraining order
March 25, 2025: Initial complaint