Entity: Department of Justice

American Oversight Sues Administration for Records of Family-Separation Policy

December 5, 2018
On Tuesday, American Oversight filed multiple lawsuits regarding the development and implementation of the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents.

FOIA to DOJ Regarding Failure to Warn Jamal Khashoggi

December 5, 2018
FOIA to DOJ seeking records related to the duty to warn Khashoggi under Directive 191 and any determination to waive the duty to warn requirement.

Complaint: American Oversight v. Multiple Entities – Family Separation Policy Costs

December 4, 2018
American Oversight's lawsuit against DOJ, EOIR, U.S. Marshals Service, HHS, ACF, CBP, USCIS, and OMB seeking records related to costs associated with the Trump administration's family separation policy.

Complaint: American Oversight v. DOJ – Family Separation Policy Communications

December 4, 2018
American Oversight's lawsuit against DOJ seeking records related to the Trump administration's family separation policy and communications with anti-immigrant groups.

Complaint: American Oversight v. Multiple Entities – Sessions Memo Communications

December 4, 2018
American Oversight's lawsuit against DOJ, DHS, CBP, ICE, and USCIS seeking communications containing specific search terms related to the administration's family separation policy and guidance on the zero-tolerance policy.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Matthew Whitaker’s Ethics Determinations, Waivers, and Recusals

November 30, 2018
FOIA to DOJ seeking Matthew Whitaker's ethics determinations ethics determinations based on information contained in his public financial disclosures, his prior public statements, or other sources of potential conflicts, including his past political campaigns and donors and his former employer, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT).

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Matthew Whitaker’s Communications Regarding FACT and Ethics Concerns

November 30, 2018
FOIA to DOJ seeking communications between Acting AG Whitaker and the Departmental Ethics Office regarding the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) or any donors to FACT, including any ethics or recusal concerns arising from his previous employment at FACT.

DOJ Withheld Records Response Regarding Ivanka Emails Lawsuit

November 30, 2018
The Civil Division of the Department of Justice stated that it had identified 37 pages of records responsive to American Oversight's FOIA request but that those pages were being withheld in full under FOIA exemptions (B)(5) and (B)(6). This FOIA request sought DOJ communications with White House staff about a 2017 American Oversight lawsuit that triggered a White House review of Ivanka Trump's private email usage.

American Oversight Expands Its Investigation of Administration’s Improper Email Use

November 29, 2018
After last week’s Washington Post report that Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for official business on hundreds of occasions, American Oversight is continuing its investigation not just into the extent to which the president’s daughter and senior adviser violated records rules, but also into whether such risky actions extended to other officials within Trump’s cabinet.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Acting AG Whitaker’s Personal Email Communications

November 29, 2018
FOIA to DOJ seeking communications with any non-governmental email address attributed to Matthew Whitaker, as well as emails he forwarded to his government account.