Document Type: Litigation

Complaint and Court Filings: American Oversight v. Wisconsin State Assembly – Wisconsin Election Investigation Records

October 8, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Wisconsin State Assembly, Assembly Clerk, and Assembly Speaker Vos seeking the release of records — including communications and contracts with contractors — concerning an investigation into the state’s November 2020 election results.

Order: American Oversight v. Brad Raffensperger et.al. – Records Related to Elections

October 1, 2021
Order from the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, in American Oversight's ongoing lawsuit regarding the release of public records related to Georgia elections. American Oversight is seeking to depose Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger regarding his involvement in his office's pattern of stonewalling open records requests. The court denied Raffensperger's request to limit the scope of discovery in the case, but said that it would not rule on whether American Oversight may depose Raffensperger until other depositions have been completed.

Complaint and Court Filings: American Oversight v. Georgia Secretary of State — Records Related to Elections

September 23, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other state officials for records related to election operations, including communications with national Republican groups and records concerning Georgia’s Absentee Ballot Fraud Task Force.

Opinion and Order: American Oversight v. USPS – DeJoy Calendars

September 23, 2021
Opinion and order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia largely ruling in American Oversight's favor regarding the release of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's calendars. American Oversight had requested DeJoy's calendars under the Freedom of Information Act — a request that USPS initially denied before ultimately releasing a heavily redacted version of the calendar.

American Oversight v. Arizona Senate – Arizona Supreme Court Denial of Senate Motion

September 14, 2021
Order from the Arizona Supreme Court leaving in place rulings from two lower courts that had determined that records in the physical custody of the company Cyber Ninjas — the lead contractor in the state Senate’s sham election "audit" — are public records and must be released.

Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Final Determination on American Oversight Appeal Seeking Fulton County ‘Audit’ Records

September 13, 2021
Final determination issued by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records granting American Oversight’s administrative appeal seeking records reflecting communications regarding 2020 election “audits” in Fulton County, Penn.

Amicus Brief: CREW v. DOJ – Attorney General Barr Memo

September 3, 2021
Amicus curiae brief filed by American Oversight representing members of the Senate in support of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in its lawsuit against the Department of Justice seeking the release of the memo cited by then-Attorney General William Barr as his reasoning for not charging former President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice.

American Oversight v. DOD – Defense Department Officials’ Calendars and Communications from Final Weeks of Trump Administration

August 25, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Department of Defense seeking the release of agency officials’ communications, decision memos, and calendars from the final weeks of the Trump administration.

American Oversight v. Arizona Senate – Denial of Motion to Stay

August 6, 2021
Minute entry from the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County denying a motion to stay requested by the Arizona Senate in American Oversight's litigation seeking documents related to the "audit" of 2020 election ballots. The court had previously ordered the Arizona Senate to immediately release records to American Oversight. The Senate sought a stay of that order, and that request was denied.

American Oversight v. Census Bureau – Officials’ Communications with Trump White House and Other External Parties

August 3, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Census Bureau seeking the release of communications with White House officials during litigation over the decennial census cut-off date. This lawsuit also seeks the external communications of specific bureau officials who served under the Trump administration, including Benjamin Overholt, Eric Mayfield, Nathaniel Cogley, Adam Korzeniewski.