Newsletter - American Oversight

Newsletter: Affirming the Public’s Right to Records in Arizona

American Oversight reached a settlement agreement in our lawsuit in Cochise County, Ariz., after the county turned over thousands of pages of reque…

October 4, 2024

Newsletter: Secrecy and Partisanship in the Georgia State Election Board

Anti-voting activists continue seeking to disrupt voting and certification processes in Georgia. In Florida, a court ruled that Gov. Ron DeSantis m…

September 27, 2024

Newsletter: Abortion Ballot Measure Showdown in Missouri

An attempt in Missouri to block an abortion rights measure from appearing on the November ballot is the latest example of conservative efforts to s…

September 13, 2024

Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma

American Oversight this week sent a letter demanding that the Oklahoma State Department of Education release multiple sets of public records.

September 4, 2024

Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules

The Georgia State Election Board this week withdrew rules it had approved in an illegal meeting, after American Oversight sued the board for violat…

September 2, 2024

Newsletter: The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts

Election administration

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: The Georgia Election Board’s Illegal Meeting

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Project 2025’s Anti-Democracy Guidebook

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma

August 21, 2024

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

The Georgia State Election Board met this week and advanced several anti-democratic measures.

August 9, 2024

Newsletter: Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County

Records obtained by American Oversight show that dozens of titles were removed from a Georgia county’s school library shelves for including LGBTQ+ …

July 12, 2024

Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention

American Oversight, the ACLU, and Physicians for Human Rights this week published the most comprehensive and rigorous study to date on deaths in U….

June 28, 2024

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,…

June 21, 2024

Newsletter: The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections

Disputes about election certification rules are on the rise, with grave implications for this year’s election.

June 14, 2024

Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme

Architects of the fake-elector plot to overturn the 2020 election now face charges in Wisconsin.

June 7, 2024

Not Above the Law

Our democracy depends on an informed public and leaders who are held accountable.

May 31, 2024

Election Subversion Has Already Begun

As conservative leaders avoid committing to upholding democracy, “Stop the Steal” flags flown outside Justice Samuel Alito’s homes raise alarm abou…

May 24, 2024

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public’s Right to Government Records

This week, American Oversight amended its lawsuit against Florida Gov. DeSantis’ office, and celebrated a major victory for federal government tran…

May 17, 2024