Type of Post: News

American Oversight Settles Lawsuit Over Records from Secret Wisconsin Impeachment Panel

April 23, 2024
American Oversight’s litigation revealed which former state Supreme Court justices comprised the panel and showed that two of them advised against pursuing the politically motivated impeachment of a current justice.

Newsletter: Constitutional Sheriffs Want to Interfere in Election Administration

April 19, 2024
Sheriffs and election deniers gathered in Nevada this week to discuss and encourage efforts to undermine the public’s trust in elections.

American Oversight Condemns Louisiana HB 461 as Another Attempt to Erode Access to Public Records

April 11, 2024
The bill, which passed the Louisiana House on Thursday, would significantly weaken the state’s public records law by extending the ability of local governments to suppress records of business dealings.

In the Documents: North Carolina Educators Scramble to Comply with State’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 11, 2024
Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by the Charlotte Observer provide behind-the-scenes details regarding educators’ efforts to comply with the discriminatory Parents’ Bill of Rights.

Newsletter: Texas Ruling on Anti-Trans Investigations, Louisiana’s ERIC Withdrawal, and Jeffrey Clark’s Disciplinary Trial

April 5, 2024
Last week, a Texas appeals court upheld injunctions in a pair of lawsuits that block the state from investigating parents of children receiving gender-affirming care.

Records Provide More Evidence of How Far-Right Conspiracy Theories Influenced Louisiana’s Departure from ERIC

April 4, 2024
Text messages we obtained, reported on by Votebeat, provide more evidence of how the fringe Gateway Pundit website influenced the state’s 2022 withdrawal from the nonpartisan voter-roll maintenance organization.

Texas Court Upholds Injunctions Barring State from Investigating Families of Transgender Children

April 3, 2024
The Texas Court of Appeals upheld previously issued injunctions that bar the state from investigating families providing gender-affirming care to their children.

Judge Recommends John Eastman Be Disbarred for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election

March 28, 2024
American Oversight has investigated Eastman’s activities in the wake of the 2020 election and uncovered his connections to other election deniers.

American Oversight Hosts Virtual Panel on the Campaign to Dismantle ERIC

March 27, 2024
Experts from All Voting is Local, the Brennan Center, the Campaign Legal Center, and American Oversight discussed the right-wing push for states to leave the Electronic Registration Information Center, and the implications for this year’s election.

Stefanie Lambert’s Arrest Brings Renewed Attention to Her Election Denial Activities in Michigan

March 22, 2024
This week, attorney Stefanie Lambert was arrested for failing to appear for a court hearing in the voting-machine breach case against her.