Here's a summary of the records we've requested related to some of the names on Trump's list of potential Supreme Court picks.

Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denying American Oversight’s motion seeking expedited processing of the FOIA request for records related to Solicitor General Noel Francisco’s recusal from participating in the travel ban case in early 2017. DOJ has already produced a number of these records while the legal case has been proceeding.

Reply brief filed by American Oversight in support of our motion for partial summary judgment in our lawsuit seeking records related to Solicitor General Noel Francisco's recusal during the defense of President Trump's travel ban in early 2017.

American Oversight brief supporting our motion for partial summary judgment in our lawsuit seeking records related to Noel Francisco's involvement in the defense of President Trump's travel ban.

Emails from department ethics officials regarding Noel Francisco’s participation in the defense of President Trump’s travel ban. American Oversight sued for these records to assess how Mr. Francisco complied with his ethical obligations.

On April 6, American Oversight sought records from DOJ relating to Solicitor General nominee Noel Francisco’s participation in the defense of President Trump’s travel ban and any ethics waivers he received to do so.  Those records can give us some important insights into how DOJ addressed this specific situation – and the principles it might apply to similar questions in the future.

OLC stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's FOIA request for information relating to Noel Francisco's involvement in the defense of President Trump's travel ban.

One day before Solicitor General nominee Noel Francisco’s scheduled confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, non-partisan ethics watchdog group American Oversight filed a lawsuit seeking records related to Francisco’s work at the Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this year.

Complaint filed by American Oversight to compel the DOJ to comply with our FOIA request for information relating to Noel Francisco's involvement in the defense of the travel ban and the department's handling of ethical conflicts.

Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by American Oversight in our lawsuit relating to Noel Francisco's involvement in the defense of the travel ban and the department's handling of ethical conflicts.