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American Oversight Opposes Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton’s Ongoing Efforts to Dismiss Records Suit

Government transparencyJanuary 6Texas
October 10, 2024
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Government Watchdogs Demand Attorneys Turn Over Evidence of Another Possible Post-2020 Voting System Breach

  

Election administrationTrump administration accountabilityGeorgia
October 8, 2024

American Oversight Files Lawsuit for Reports Regarding August Incident at Arlington National Cemetery

Federal
October 3, 2024

American Oversight Settles Lawsuit Against Cochise County After Forcing Release of Public Records Related to Election Administration

Election administrationElection denialVoting rightsArizona
October 1, 2024

Email Cited in Congressional Hearing Details Project 2025 Recruitment 

Government transparencyFederal
September 19, 2024

American Oversight Provides Court Further Proof Cochise County Supervisors Used Personal Email and Texts for Official Business

Election administrationElection denialArizona
September 11, 2024

Update on American Oversight’s Public Records Lawsuit Against Florida Gov. DeSantis

Government transparencyFlorida
September 10, 2024

American Oversight Statement on Court Allowing Georgia GOP’s Disruptive Intervention in Lawsuit Against State Election Board

Election administrationElection denialGovernment transparencyVoting rightsGeorgia
September 5, 2024

American Oversight Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose

Election administrationElection denialThe Electronic Registration Information CenterOhio
August 29, 2024

American Oversight Announces Investigation of Attacks on Direct Democracy Intended to Thwart Abortion Access Ballot Measures

Reproductive rightsVoting rights
August 28, 2024

American Oversight Asks Court to Order Cochise County Supervisors to Answer Questions Under Oath

Election administrationElection denialArizona
August 23, 2024
American Oversight Demands Release of Oklahoma Education Department Records

American Oversight Demands Release of Oklahoma Education Department Records

American Oversight’s letter details several public records requests to which the agency has failed to adequately respond, including requests for th…

Attacks on educationGovernment transparencyOklahoma
August 14, 2024
Statement on Georgia Election Board’s Approval of Controversial New Rules

Statement on Georgia Election Board’s Approval of Controversial New Rules

Less than three months before the election, the board’s Trump-allied majority approved problematic new measures and advanced rules it had previousl…

Election administrationElection denialVoting rightsGeorgia
August 7, 2024
Georgia Election Board Withdraws Rules Approved in Illegal Meeting Following American Oversight Lawsuit

Georgia Election Board Withdraws Rules Approved in Illegal Meeting Following American Oversight Lawsuit

The board rescinded its illegal actions from its July 12 meeting, which was held without either proper notice or a quorum, and announced plans to r…

Election administrationGovernment transparencyGeorgia
July 30, 2024

American Oversight Files Emergency Motion to Prevent Illegal Georgia State Election Board Rules from Taking Effect

Election administrationVoting rightsGeorgia
July 24, 2024

American Oversight Sues Georgia State Election Board for Violating Open Meetings Act

Election administrationGovernment transparencyVoting rightsGeorgia
July 19, 2024

The Chilling Effect of Georgia’s ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law

Attacks on educationGeorgia
July 18, 2024
American Oversight Demands Records Held by Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Spindell

American Oversight Demands Records Held by Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Spindell

In a letter to the commission, American Oversight demands the release of public records held by Commissioner Robert Spindell, who in 2020 was one o…

2020 election interferenceElection denialGovernment transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsWisconsin
July 9, 2024
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American Oversight Announces Liz Hempowicz as Deputy Executive Director

Nonprofit watchdog American Oversight today announced that Liz Hempowicz will join the organization as Deputy Executive Director this month. Hempow…

July 2, 2024
‘A Dark Day for Democracy’: American Oversight Statement on Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Decision

‘A Dark Day for Democracy’: American Oversight Statement on Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Decision

The Supreme Court’s ruling effectively grants immunity to former President Trump through further delay, meaning that Trump is unlikely to face tria…

2020 election interferenceTrump administration accountabilityFederal
July 1, 2024
Inside the Virginia Education Department’s Review of African American History Course

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 …

Attacks on educationVirginia
June 26, 2024
95 Percent of Deaths in ICE Detention Could Likely Have Been Prevented With Adequate Medical Care: Report

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

Detention center conditionsGovernment transparencyImmigrationFederal
June 25, 2024
Documents Reveal Thousands of Texas Prison Heat Complaints in 2023 — and Perilously Slow Grievance Process

Documents Reveal Thousands of Texas Prison Heat Complaints in 2023 — and Perilously Slow Grievance Process

Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by NPR show that incarcerated individuals in Texas state prisons filed thousands of heat-rel…

Civil rightsCriminal justice and incarcerationDetention center conditionsTexas
June 22, 2024
American Oversight Statement on Effort to Block Access to Public Records in Louisiana

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.

Government transparencyLouisiana
June 7, 2024