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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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American Oversight v. ICE, DOD, and USSC — Detainment of Migrants at Guantánamo Bay

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against ICE, DOD, and USSC seeking to compel the release of records related to the detainment of migrants at Gu…

immigrationFederal
June 12, 2025
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American Oversight v. DHS and ICE — Militarized Immigration Enforcement

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against DHS and ICE seeking to compel the release of records regarding militarized immigration enforcement. 

immigrationweaponization of governmentFederal
June 10, 2025
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Amicus Brief Opposing DOGE Challenge to Court Order Granting Limited Discovery to CREW

Amicus brief filed by American Oversight to the Supreme Court opposing the Trump administration’s application for a stay of a court order granting …

attacks on FOIADOGE secrecyFederal
May 23, 2025
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American Oversight v. IRS, Treasury, and Education — Harvard Tax-Exempt Status Revocation 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Education for …

attacks on educationFederal
May 19, 2025

Centro De Trabajadores Unidos, et al. v. Scott Bessent — IRS and ICE Agreement to Share Taxpayer Data

American Oversight’s motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Centro de Trabajadores Unidos and Immigrant Solidarity DuPage, represented by Public…

attacks on FOIAimmigrationFederal
May 1, 2025

American Oversight v. DOGE, Musk, Davis, Gleason, and Rubio — Use of Signal Messaging App and Google Docs to Circumvent Federal Records Laws

American Oversight lawsuit against DOGE NARA; Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, Amy Gleason, and Steve Davis for systemically violating the Federal Records A…

DOGE secrecyFederal
April 23, 2025

Amicus Briefs Supporting Challenges to Trump’s Arbitrary Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms

Amicus briefs filed in support of challenges made by several law firms to an executive order issued by President Trump.

Trump administration accountabilityFederal
April 18, 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 gr…

government transparencyFederal
March 25, 2025

American Oversight v. USAID, NARA and Rubio – Destruction of Records and Violations of FRA, FOIA, APA

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Agency for International Development, the National Archives and Records Administration, and Ma…

government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityFederal
March 12, 2025

American Oversight v. DOGE – Records Related to Firings of Inspectors General; Musk’s Communications with Congress

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against DOGE seeking the release of Elon Musk’s communications with members of Congress and documents regarding…

dismantling federal agenciesDOGE secrecyFederal
March 5, 2025

U.S. v. Donald Trump, et al. — American Oversight Motion re: Special Counsel Report Order

American Oversight’s expedited motion filed in the now-defunct federal criminal case against President Trump for alleged mishandling of classified …

government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityFederal
February 14, 2025

American Oversight v. DOJ — Volume Two of Special Counsel Smith’s Report

American Oversight’s lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction against the Department of Justice demanding the immediate release of Volume Two …

Trump administration accountabilityFederal
February 10, 2025

American Oversight v. ODNI – Kash Patel Records

American Oversight’s lawsuit against the Office of the Director of National Intelligence seeking documents involving Trump nominee Kash Patel.

Trump administration accountabilityTrump appointeesFederal
January 2, 2025

American Oversight v. OPM, OSC, DHS, and ICE — Agency Delegation Policies

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Office of Personnel Management, Office of Special Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, and U.S…

Federal
December 13, 2024

American Oversight v. DOE, DHHS, EAC, OMB, and GSA — Agency Delegation Policies

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Election Assistance Commission,…

Federal
December 11, 2024

American Oversight v. DOT, GSA, DHS and USCIS — Reduction in Force Records 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Department of Transportation, General Services Administration, Department of Homeland Security…

government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityFederal
December 6, 2024

American Oversight v. NARA, OMB, OPM, Commerce and Census Bureau — Reduction in Force Records 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office …

government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityFederal
December 6, 2024

American Oversight v. Georgia State Election Board — Access to Election-Related Public Records

American Oversight’s lawsuit against the Georgia State Election Board alleging that some board members have refused to adequately search for or pro…

November 4, 2024

American Oversight v. DOD and the Army — Incident at Arlington National Cemetery 

American Oversight’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and the Army regarding an alleged incident at Arlington National Cemetery.

Federal
October 1, 2024

American Oversight v. Ohio Secretary of State — Communications and Assessments Regarding ERIC, Election-Related Data

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose seeking the release of communications and assessments related to O…

2020 election interferenceimmigrationthe Electronic Registration Information CenterOhio
August 29, 2024

American Oversight v. Georgia State Election Board — Open Meetings Act Violation

American Oversight’s lawsuit against three members of Georgia’s State Election Board.

2020 election interferencegovernment transparencyGeorgia
July 18, 2024

American Oversight v. Arizona Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb – Communications and Records

Complaint filed by American Oversight against Pinal County, Ariz., Sheriff Mark Lamb to compel the release of specific records.

2020 election interferenceconstitutional sheriffs movementelection denialvoting rightsArizona
May 29, 2024

American Oversight v. OPM – Schedule F Communications and Guidance

American Oversight’s lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Personnel and Management seeking the release of communications, guidance, and directives re…

2020 election interferenceTrump administration accountabilityFederal
May 28, 2024

American Oversight v. HHS and OMB – Health Care Emails

American Oversight lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget seeking the release of commu…

2020 election interference
May 17, 2024