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American Oversight Sues Florida Department of Education for Records Related to Gov. DeSantis’ Ongoing Attacks on Education

The lawsuit comes at a time of increasing alarm and urgency over attempts to politicize and reshape Florida’s education system.
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News Roundup: Trump Investigations

June 2, 2023
The Georgia investigation into former President Trump’s election-overturning efforts has reportedly broadened to include activities that took place in other states.

ICE Lifts Redactions on Records Related to Migrant Deaths in Custody

May 25, 2023
In American Oversight’s fight for records related to the deaths of people held in immigration detention, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lifted redactions on nearly 80 pages of public documents.

News Roundup: Threats to Election Administration, Attacks on Civil Rights, and New Lawsuit Against DHS

May 19, 2023
As the 2024 election becomes a more frequent topic of conversation, so too have voting rights.

American Oversight Sues DHS for Emails with Anti-Immigrant Groups Regarding ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

May 17, 2023
American Oversight seeks the release of Trump-era DHS records to shed light on political appointees’ communications with anti-immigrant groups about the Migrant Protection Protocols.

American Oversight Statement on Special Counsel Durham’s Report

May 16, 2023
Durham met with AG Barr 18 times in months following the Mueller report’s release, documents uncovered by American Oversight revealed.

American Oversight Receives Indication That Durham Investigation Has Closed

May 12, 2023
The Department of Justice dropped a key objection to the release of more than 4,500 pages of documents related to the Durham investigation, the Trump-era inquiry into the origins of the FBI’s probe of the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.

News Roundup: New Voting Restrictions, Harlan Crow, and Florida Textbooks

May 12, 2023
The flurry of new voting restrictions unleashed by state legislatures in 2021 wasn’t the end of conservative efforts to limit access to the ballot.

Harlan Crow Among Attendees at Pompeos’ Controversial ‘Madison Dinner’ in 2019, Records Show

May 11, 2023
Records previously obtained by American Oversight show the billionaire — whose reported extravagant gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have drawn major scrutiny — attended at least one of the dinners at the State Department in September 2019.

News Roundup: The Latest Attacks on Individual Rights

May 5, 2023
Conservative leaders in states across the country have been busy this week, from passing new restrictions on abortion access to unleashing further attacks on LGBTQ rights.