Topic: Government Transparency

NARA Records Regarding Mar-a-Lago Files Repossessed in January 2022

December 20, 2022
Records released by the National Archives and Records Administration regarding the recovery of 15 boxes of material from former President Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago. These records were produced in response to American Oversight's June 2022 lawsuit.

News Roundup: Supreme Court Hears Radical Legal Theory on Election Administration

December 9, 2022
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a redistricting-related case that raises a radical legal theory that could dramatically upend how federal elections are overseen.

News Roundup: Election Denial Is Alive in Arizona

December 2, 2022
The refusal by officials in Cochise County in Arizona to certify their midterm results is a reminder of the toxic staying power of election denial.

News Roundup: Lawsuit Against IRS, Post-Midterms Election Denial

November 18, 2022
American Oversight sued the IRS for emails about James Comey and Andrew McCabe in light of recent news that Trump allegedly demanded the agency investigate them.

News Roundup: Testing Democracy

November 11, 2022
Tuesday’s midterm elections were yet another test of our endangered democracy.

News Roundup: Election Denial and the 2022 Vote

October 28, 2022
Election denial has already infected the upcoming midterm elections, and American Oversight’s investigations are continuing to document abuses of power by officials across the country.

American Oversight to Appeal Judgment Allowing Government Agencies to Withhold Certain Communications with Congress

October 26, 2022
American Oversight filed notice that it plans to appeal an August judgment allowing government agencies to withhold certain communications with Congress by using a FOIA exemption typically reserved for agency employees.

Top Texas Officials’ Failures of Transparency

October 21, 2022
State leaders in Texas have frequently avoided providing requested records to the public by claiming overly broad exemptions and applying heavy redactions to versions that are released. American Oversight is investigating this failure of transparency.

News Roundup: The ‘Central Cause’ of Jan. 6

October 14, 2022
The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 held what was likely its final public hearing on Thursday.

American Oversight Opposes Gov. Abbott’s and Attorney General Paxton’s Motions to Dismiss Public Records Case

October 13, 2022
American Oversight’s lawsuit seeks the release of officials’ messages surrounding Jan. 6, as well as communications with the gun lobby.