Entity: Department of Justice

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Records Related to the Cost of Deploying Federal Officials to Portland, Oregon

August 12, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for records related to the cost of deploying federal officials in response to racial justice protests in Portland, Oregon.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Lodging Invoices from the Federal Deployment to Portland, Oregon

August 12, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for lodging invoices from the federal government's deployment to Portland, Oregon, in response to racial justice protests.

No Records Response from NSD Regarding Federal Employee Unions

August 12, 2020
The Department of Justice's National Security Division stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records concerning restriction of federal employee unions following TrumpÕs memo authorizing the Secretary of Defense to exclude Department of Defense employees from union representation.

Investigations Update: Covid-19 Medical Supplies Lawsuit, Rio Grande Valley Outbreak, and Operation Legend

August 11, 2020
The latest in our investigations of the Trump administration's pandemic coordination with states, the deployment of federal agents to cities, and other issues.
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No Records Response from BOP Regarding Impact of “Riot Control” on Coronavirus Spread

August 11, 2020
The Department of Justices's Bureau of Prisons stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records assessments or reports on the risk of coronavirus posed by the use of tear gas or other chemical irritants, crowd control techniques, and mass arrests and detention.

DOJ Records Regarding Sessions’s Remarks at Summit on Religious Liberty

August 10, 2020
Records from the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight’s request for documents relating to former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s remarks at the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Summit on Religious Liberty on July 11, 2017.

Barr Continues to Comment on Ongoing Durham Investigation — Even as Justice Dept. Withholds Documents About It from Public

August 10, 2020
Barr’s frequent comments on the progress of the ongoing investigation have raised questions not just about politicization, but also about government transparency.

DOJ Emails Between Senior Counsel Gene Hamilton and External Entities

August 7, 2020
Records from the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight's request for the external email communications of Senior Counsel Gene Hamilton.

DOJ Records of Communications with External Anti-Immigrant Groups Containing Terms Related to Family Separation

August 7, 2020
Records from the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight's request for email communications with external, anti-immigrant groups containing key terms regarding family separation.

American Oversight Sues for Records of Federal Protest Crackdown

August 7, 2020
The lawsuit seeks documents detailing the use of force to suppress protests in Lafayette Square and beyond, including the role of Attorney General Barr.
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