Entity: DOJ - Office of Information Policy

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Numbers of Personnel Deployed in Operation Legend

August 5, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking records regarding the number of federal personnel deployed to American cities as part of Operation Legend.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Documents Reflecting Violent-Crime Reduction Strategy of DOJ’s Operation Legend

August 5, 2020
FOIA records requests to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking directives and guidance regarding any strategy by which DOJ’s Operation Legend would reduce violent crime.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Directives Related to DOJ’s Operation Legend

August 5, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security seeking directives and guidance regarding the implementation of DOJ’s Operation Legend in American cities.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Assessments of Outside Entities Exploiting Racial Justice Protests

August 4, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security seeking assessments of outside entities exploiting racial justice protests, in light of related claims made by the Trump administration.

Investigations Update: Trump Administration’s Occupation of Portland, CDC Hospital Data, and the Republican Convention

July 21, 2020
Our latest investigations into allegations of misconduct at the State Department, the federal occupation of U.S. cities, and the ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf gives an interview on July 16 in Las Vegas

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Escalation of Aggression Against Portland Protesters

July 17, 2020
The federal government’s aggressive response to the past month and a half of protests escalated to a frightening new level this week.
Black Lives Matter protest in Portland, Ore., on June 4, 2020 (Photo: Matthew Roth)

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for White House Communications Regarding Portland, Ore., Protests

July 17, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for communications with White House officials about the federal response to protests of police violence in Portland, Oregon.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Records Related to Federal Police, Use of Force Guidelines, and Deployment Orders at Protests

July 17, 2020
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking records reflecting directives and guidance given to federal police forces regarding self-identification and display of badges and uniforms, use of force guidelines, or deployment orders.

Newly Unearthed Documents Show Multiple Meetings Between Giuliani and Barr — and Gowdy — in 2019

July 16, 2020
In the two months between Trump’s infamous “do me a favor” call and the announcement of the impeachment investigation, Barr met with both Giuliani and Gowdy.
(Photo of Giuliani by Gage Skidmore)

No Records Response from OIP Concerning MOU Agreements About Protest Surveillance

July 14, 2020
The Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for interagency Memorandum of Understanding agreements on data-sharing about protests.