Entity: Department of Justice

Complaint: American Oversight v. DHS and DOJ — Communications with Proponents of the ‘Big Lie’ in Weeks Following 2020 Election

December 15, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department seeking officials’ communications with Fox News hosts, Trump Campaign associates and allies, and proponents of the stolen-election lie from the weeks following the 2020 presidential election, as Trump allies sought to overturn the election’s results.

News Roundup: The Jan. 6 Committee and Mark Meadows, and the Latest in the Wisconsin Election Investigation

December 10, 2021
The Wisconsin election investigation continues to show its partisan and anti-democratic colors, while former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows takes an accountability-dodging page out of his old boss’s playbook. Here’s the latest news on threats to U.S. democracy — and how American Oversight is fighting to expose them.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Records Related to Jan. 3, 2021, Meeting About Events Planned for Jan. 6 at U.S. Capitol

December 8, 2021
FOIA request to the Department of Justice seeking records regarding a Jan. 3, 2021, conference call about public events planned at the U.S. Capitol for Jan. 6, 2021.

DOJ Text Message Communications for Former Attorney General Barr

December 3, 2021
Records from the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight’s request for former Attorney General William Barr’s text messages.

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

December 2, 2021
Public records request to the Department of Justice seeking records regarding increased instances of hearings at the San Francisco Immigration Court for immigrants whose mailed notices were returned undeliverable, leading to in absentia deportations.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications of Agency Officials from Early January 2021

November 30, 2021
FOIA Request to the Department of Justice seeking the communications of specific agency officials from Jan. 4 to Jan. 7, 2021.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Call Logs and Notes from Early January 2021

November 30, 2021
FOIA Request to the Department of Justice seeking call logs and notes of specific agency officials from Jan. 4 to Jan. 7, 2021.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications of Top Officials with Attorney John Eastman

November 24, 2021
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking communications of top officials with John Eastman, an attorney for former President Donald Trump who reportedly drafted a memo containing a plan for former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Records Request to DOJ Regarding EOIR Officials’ Calendars, External Communications, and Policy Memoranda

November 22, 2021
FOIA request the U.S. Department of Justices seeking records regarding calendars, communications with external groups, and policy memoranda for David Wetmore and Tracy Short — both high-ranking officials at the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

FOIA to Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding Covid-19 Vaccination Policies

November 15, 2021
FOIA to multiple law enforcement agencies records concerning the rate of unvaccinated agency personnel, including any directives, analyses, and memoranda regarding the agency's vaccination rate.