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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. DHS, ICE, and CBP— Deaths in Immigration Custody Data and Records

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against DHS, ICE, and CBP seeking records concerning individuals who have died in custody since the start of Pr…

immigrationFederal
June 3, 2026
person

American Oversight v. DHS and CBP — Deaths in Immigration Custody Policies and Oversight Procedures

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the DHS and CBP seeking records regarding the policies and oversight activities related to deaths in im…

immigrationFederal
June 3, 2026
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American Oversight v. DOJ and FBI — Records Related to Review of Epstein Files 

Complaint filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation seeking records and communicat…

government transparencyFederal
May 28, 2026
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Protect Democracy v. IRS and Treasury – IRS Implementation of “Antifa” Executive Orders

Protect Democracy, represented by American Oversight, is seeking transparency into whether the president’s order is being used to draw federal tax …

April 29, 2026
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American Oversight v. CDC, DHS, ICE, IRS, and SSA — Use of Palantir Systems for Surveillance and Personal Data Analysis 

American Oversight’s lawsuit against the CDC, DHS, ICE, IRS, SSA seeking to compel the release of records that shed light on how multiple federal a…

civil rightsTrump administration accountabilityFederal
April 21, 2026
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National Health Law Program v. DHS and CMS — Medicaid Data Sharing with Immigration Enforcement 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight on behalf of the National Health Law Program against HHS and CMS for records related to the sharing of medicaid…

civil rightsimmigrationFederal
April 9, 2026
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American Historical Association et al., v. Trump et al. — Presidential Records Act

Litigation filed against President Donald Trump et al. by American Oversight on behalf of the American Historical Association concerning the Presid…

government transparencyFederal
April 7, 2026
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Campaign Legal Center v. State and USCIS — Visa Holder Social Media Surveillance and Voter Registration Limits at Naturalization Ceremonies 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight on behalf of Campaign Legal Center seeking records to shed light on policies related to social media surveillan…

civil rightsimmigrationFederal
March 26, 2026
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American Oversight v. DOJ and ICE — Sensitive Voter Data Collection and Sharing 

American Oversight lawsuit against the DOJ and ICE seeking records related to the collection of sensitive voter data to be share with immigration e…

immigrationvoting rightsFederal
March 10, 2026
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American Oversight v. CBP — Use of Force and Training Materials

Lawsuit filed against the CBP seeking records concerning use of force and trainings.

immigrationTrump administration accountabilityFederal
March 4, 2026
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American Oversight v. TSA and ICE — Data Sharing for Immigration Enforcement 

Lawsuit filed against the TSA and ICE seeking records concerning a data-sharing arrangement between the two agencies.

immigrationFederal
January 22, 2026
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American Oversight v. FBI and DOJ— January 6 Pardons and Communications 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the FBI and DOJ seeking to release officials’ communications about the January, 6, 2021, assault on the…

January 6Federal
January 5, 2026
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American Oversight v. Commerce and DOJ — Pro Bono Legal Services from BigLaw

American Oversight filed suit against the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Justice (DOJ) for failing to release records related to the Trump admini…

weaponization of governmentFederal
December 11, 2025
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American Oversight v. DOD and DOJ — U.S. Military Strikes on Alleged Venezuelan Drug Trafficking Boats

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Defense and Department of Justice seeking to compel the release of records related to…

government transparencyFederal
December 4, 2025
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American Oversight v. DOJ — Records Concerning Weaponization Working Group Director and U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the DOJ seeking to compel the realize of records concerning Weaponization Working Group Director and U….

document preservation requirementsFederal
December 3, 2025
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American Oversight vs. DHS, USCIS, and SSA — Voter Data Maintenance Efforts

Three lawsuits filed by American Oversight against the Trump administration seeking to compel the release of records about new federal voter data m…

October 31, 2025
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American Oversight v. DHS and USCIS — Records Concerning Heather Honey 

American Oversight lawsuit filed against DHS and USCIS seeking to compel the release of records related to Heather Honey.

election administrationelection denialFederal
October 30, 2025
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Complaint: American Oversight v. DHS and FEMA — Top Officials’ Texts Regarding Controversial Military Actions

American Oversight lawsuit filed against the DHS and FEMA for text messages and other communications from Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior of…

Federal
October 28, 2025
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American Oversight Letter to NARA and DOJ Regarding Potential Loss of Federal Records Arising from Interim U.S. Attorney Halligan’s Noncompliant Use of the Signal Messenger App

American Oversight Letter to Acting Archivist Marco Rubio, NARA Chief Operating Officer Jay Trainer, and U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi regardi…

Trump administration accountabilityFederal
October 24, 2025
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American Oversight v. DHS, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, and NARA – Preservation of Text Messages

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against DHS, Kristi Noem, NARA, and Marco Rubio, over the failure to preserve text messages of top DHS officials. 

document preservation requirementsFederal
October 20, 2025
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American Oversight v. State, DOD, CIA, ODNI, Treasury, OMB, DOJ, HHS, ED, and DOT — Signal Messages of Agencies’ Leaders 

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight seeking to compel the release of messages sent and received by agencies’ leaders using Signal messanger app, as…

government transparencyFederal
October 15, 2025
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Freedom of the Press Foundation v. DOJ — Qatar’s ‘Gifted’ Jet to Trump Administration 

Memo filed by Freedom of the Press Foundation in response to the DOJ’s motion to strike important context from its complaint seeking the release of…

Trump administration accountabilityFederal
October 10, 2025
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American Oversight v. DOJ and FBI — Trump Interviews in Epstein Investigation 

Lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any interview records of President Donald Trump in…

Federal
October 7, 2025
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Summary Judgment in American Oversight’s Favor in Lawsuit Over the Release of Communications Regarding Health Care Legislation

Summary judgment in American Oversight’s lawsuit over the release of health care negotiation emails.

government transparencyFederal
September 26, 2025