Entity: Department of Justice

News Roundup: Sham Audit, Sham Findings

July 22, 2021
Officials involved in the Arizona Senate's partisan election "audit" have said they still need more information before they can complete it. They also introduced new baseless allegations.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking EOIR Hiring Documents Concerning Immigration Judge O’Brien

July 16, 2021
FOIA request to the Executive Office for Immigration Review seeking the hiring documents of Immigration Judge Matthew O'Brien, who previously worked for the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

BOP Communications with Private Prison Companies and Contractors Profiting from Incarceration and Detention

July 9, 2021
Emails from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons in response to American Oversight's request for communications private prison companies, contractors profiting from detention and incarceration, and their lobbyists.

News Roundup: New Hearing in Lawsuit for Arizona ‘Audit’ Records

July 9, 2021
The more we learn about the origins and operations of the Arizona Senate's partisan recount of Maricopa County ballots, the clearer it becomes that those who instigated the exercise did not have the public's interest in mind. And as we outlined last week, we've already learned a great deal.

DOJ Records and Communications Concerning Federal Protest Response Led by Attorney General Barr and Other Senior Officials

July 8, 2021
Department of Justice records in response to American Oversight’s records requests for orders and directives of Attorney General Barr issued in the course of leading the federal response to protests following the death of George Floyd, as well as for directives given to federal police forces regarding the use of force, deployment orders, self-identification guidelines, or guidance about the display of badges and any related final assessments. These records include senior officials’ email communications concerning the federal response to nationwide protests in May 2020. They also include materials related to invoking the insurrection act.

DOJ Records Regarding Manny Miranda from 2001-2004

July 2, 2021
Department of Justice emails from 2001 to 2004 regarding Manny Miranda, who is alleged to have unlawfully accessed and distributed strategic memos authored by Senate Democratic staffers. During his confirmation hearing, now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh testified that he had not known that Miranda was the source of the memos.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Attorney General Barr’s Visitor Logs

June 29, 2021
FOIA request to the Department of Justice seeking Attorney General William Barr's visitor logs.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications of Chief of Staff John Moran from Presidential Transition Period

June 22, 2021
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking communications of John Moran, chief of staff to acting Attorney General Rosen, during the presidential transition period.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Calendars of Acting Attorney General Rosen from Presidential Transition Period

June 22, 2021
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking calendars of acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen from the presidential transition period.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Notes from White House Meetings During Transition Period

June 22, 2021
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking notes from White House meetings that took place during the presidential transition period.