Entity: Department of Justice

DOJ Records Released in Response to Request for Communications with the White House Regarding 2020 Election Results

March 1, 2022
Records released by the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight’s request and litigation for communications with the White House regarding the 2020 presidential election.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications of Top Officials with Rick Perry During Presidential Transition Period

February 10, 2022
FOIA request to multiple Department of Justice components seeking communications of top officials with former governor Rick Perry during the presidential transition period.

FOIA to FBI for Memoranda Written About Persons who Attempted to Stop the Certification of the 2020 Presidential Election on Jan. 6, 2021

February 2, 2022
FOIA request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any final memoranda,guidance, assessments, or analyses written or approved by then-FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich regarding persons who attempted to stop or impede the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on January 6, 2021

FOIA to DOJ Civil Division Seeking ‘Burrowed’ Official’s Communications with Right-wing Groups

February 2, 2022
FOIA request to the Department of Justice Civil Division seeking a "burrowed" official's communications with right-wing groups.

FOIA to DOJ OSG Seeking ‘Burrowed’ Official’s Communications with Right-wing Groups

February 2, 2022
FOIA request to the Office of the Solicitor General seeking a "burrowed" official's communications with right-wing groups.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Memoranda Regarding China Initiative

February 2, 2022
FOIA request to the Department of Justice seeking memoranda regarding the China Initiative, a program aimed at minimizing trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage conducted by or for the benefit of the Chinese government.

USMS Records Released in Response to Request for Engagements or Interactions with Private Militia from 2017

January 21, 2022
Records released by the U.S. Marshals Service in response to American Oversight’s request regarding engagements or interactions with private militia or minutemen groups in border areas and related communications.

San Francisco Immigration Court Officials Praised Increase in ‘In Absentia’ Deportations

January 21, 2022
Immigration officials in California celebrated a system that fast-tracked the cases of immigrants and resulted in significant increase in deportation orders, according to documents obtained by American Oversight and reported on by the San Francisco Chronicle.

News Roundup: Demands for Accountability in Fake-Electors Plot

January 21, 2022
The brazen scheme to subvert the 2020 vote by having pro-Trump electors submit false electoral certificates — which American Oversight obtained through FOIA — has heightened demands for accountability.

DOJ EOIR Records Regarding ‘Returned Notice’ Hearings at San Francisco Immigration Court

January 14, 2022
Records from the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding increased instances of hearings at the San Francisco Immigration Court for immigrants whose mailed notices were returned undeliverable, leading to absentia deportations. These records include communications, calendars containing hearing documents, and related reports.