Topic: Campaigns

FOIA to USDA Seeking Communications in Light of Hatch Act Guidance

June 10, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Agriculture seeking communications of Director of Communications Tim Murtaugh containing pro-Trump phrases to determine if the OSC's new Hatch Act guidance, which prohibits discussions of impeachment and resistance, also applies to pro-Trump speech.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Communications in Light of Hatch Act Guidance

June 7, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Agriculture seeking communications of Director of Communications Tim Murtaugh containing pro-Trump phrases to determine if the OSC's new Hatch Act guidance, which prohibits discussions of impeachment and resistance, also applies to pro-Trump speech.

Motion for Leave to Seek Discovery: American Oversight v. DOJ – Uranium One and Clinton Investigation

April 15, 2019
Motion filed by American Oversight asking the court to grant discovery - potentially including depositions of senior officials - in our ongoing lawsuit seeking to shed light on former Attorney General Jeff Sessions' directive for a U.S. Attorney to investigate Hillary Clinton.

FOIA to USDA Regarding Potential Hatch Act Violations

April 5, 2019
FOIA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking records related to Hatch Act enforcement.

BSEE Records Regarding Potential Hatch Act Violations from 2017 to 2018

April 4, 2019
Records from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement regarding potential Hatch Act violations from 2017 to 2018.

FOIA to OSC Seeking Unpublished Hatch Act Guidance

February 11, 2019
FOIA to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel seeking unpublished opinions and guidance relating to the application of the Hatch Act.

Court Orders Trump Administration to Turn Over More Voter-Fraud Commission Records

January 28, 2019
A federal court ordered the now-disbanded voter-fraud commission to turn over additional documents to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap by the end of February.

Order: Dunlap v. PACEI – Release of Additional Documents

January 28, 2019
Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia instructing the Trump administration to release additional documents from the Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity (PACEI) to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, who served on the commission before it was disbanded in January 2018.

FOIA to Interior Seeking Communications In Light of Hatch Act Guidance

December 20, 2018
FOIA to Interior seeking communications containing pro-Trump phrases to determine if the OSC's new Hatch Act guidance, which prohibits discussions of impeachment and resistance, also applies to pro-Trump speech.

FOIA to HUD Seeking Communications In Light of Hatch Act Guidance

December 20, 2018
FOIA to HUD seeking communications containing pro-Trump phrases to determine if the OSC's new Hatch Act guidance, which prohibits discussions of impeachment and resistance, also applies to pro-Trump speech.