Document Type: Litigation

Complaint: American Oversight v. HHS, FDA, NIAID, CMS – Coronavirus Communications Directives

April 23, 2020
American Oversight's lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for email communications between agency and White House officials involved in the federal government’s coronavirus response, and any directives, orders, or guidance from HHS or the White House regarding public communications or press strategy.

Opinion: American Oversight v. GSA, OMB, DOJ and FBI – FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project

April 20, 2020
Opinion issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruling that agencies had conducted inadequate searches for records requested by American Oversight.

Complaint: American Oversight v. CIA, NSA – Directives on Cooperation with Congress

April 17, 2020
American Oversight's lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency for any directives or guidance, from the White House or the agencies, seeking to limit cooperation with Congress.

American Oversight v. HHS and FDA — Coronavirus Testing Directives 

April 10, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration for directives or guidance regarding decisions about testing for coronavirus, including decisions concerning whether to use the World Health Organization's test, whether to share data on the status of test kits nationwide, where and when to send tests to health-care providers, and who qualifies for testing.

Opinion and Order: American Oversight v. OMB – FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project

March 31, 2020
Opinion and order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that the Office of Management and Budget had unlawfully restricted its search for records requested under FOIA by American Oversight, and that it must conduct a new search reasonably designed to capture the records.

Complaint: American Oversight v. Trump, Kushner, and the Executive Office of the President – Clemency Task Force Meeting Records

March 12, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against President Donald Trump, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, and the Executive Office of the President for documents prepared by or for members of the president’s clemency task force, including minutes, transcripts, reports, or agendas. These records were initially requested under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). 

Complaint: American Oversight v. Treasury – Leveraged Loan Regulation Communications

March 10, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of the Treasury for communications with key individuals in Congress, various trade associations, or financial institutions — such as Goldman Sachs, J.P Morgan, and Bank of America — regarding leveraged loan regulations.

Complaint: American Oversight v. FBI – Clinton Email Investigation Leaks to Giuliani During 2016 Campaign

March 9, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for communications — including emails, text messages, and phone logs — between New York Field Office FBI officials and Rudy Giuliani, during the 2016 presidential election. In October 2016, then-director of the FBI James Comey reportedly launched an investigation into potential FBI leaks to Giuliani about an investigation into former Secretary of State and then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s email use.

Complaint: Bartlett v. State – Records Referencing Lawrence Bartlett

March 6, 2020
Lawsuit filed by Lawrence Bartlett, represented by American Oversight, against the Department of State for records reflecting emails or correspondence sent or received by specific officials from other U.S. government agencies that reference Bartlett by name or title between January 20, 2017, and March 20, 2018.

Complaint: American Oversight v. DHS and USCIS – Credible Fear Interviews

March 5, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for records, including instructions, training materials, or statistics on interview determinations, regarding the transfer of responsibility for conducting credible fear interviews for asylum seekers from USCIS asylum officers to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement agents.