Entity: Department of State

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with Alliance Defending Freedom and Other Opponents of LGBTQ Rights

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between high-ranking State officials and groups and individuals that have a record of opposing LGBTQ rights, including Alliance Defending Freedom. This FOIA was submitted in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with the Faith and Freedom Coalition and Other Opponents of LGBTQ Rights

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between high-ranking State officials and groups and individuals that have a record of opposing LGBTQ rights, including the Faith and Freedom Coalition and American Values. This FOIA was submitted in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with the Family Research Council and Other Opponents of LGBTQ Rights

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between high-ranking State officials and groups that have a record of opposing LGBTQ rights, including the Family Research Council and the Heritage Foundation. This FOIA was submitted in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Between Mari Stull and the White House

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between Mari Stull, a lobbyist who reportedly created a "loyalty list" evaluating the political loyalty of career civil servants and the Executive Office of the President.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Containing Key Terms Related to Potential Political Appointees’ Evaluations of Career Officials’ Political Loyalties

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications containing key terms related to political appointees' potential evaluation of career civil servants' political loyalties in light of reports of political retaliation at State.

FOIA to State Seeking Document Reflecting Political Appointees Tracking of Career Officials’ Political Loyalty

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking a document referred to as the "Deep State Digest," which may have been circulated by political appointees in an effort to evaluate the political loyalty of career civil servants.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with Former Official Who Reportedly Created a Political “Loyalty List” for Career Officials

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications with former State political appointee Mari Stull, who reportedly evaluated career officials' political loyalty.

American Oversight v. Commerce, Treasury, and State – Sheldon Adelson Influence

May 6, 2019
American Oversight's lawsuit against the departments of Commerce, Treasury, and State to shed light on casino-owner and Trump donor Sheldon Adelson's influence over federal policy.

Lawsuits Seek Information on Whether Casino Magnates Have Cashed In on Relationships to Trump Administration

May 6, 2019
Two new lawsuits seek records related to Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn, casino magnates and major Trump donors whose businesses have likely benefited from the current administration.

News Roundup: Above the Law

May 3, 2019
From his mixing of business with public service to his resistance to congressional investigations, Trump and his administration have been operating as if they are above the law.