Type of Post: News

American Oversight Seeks Records Related to Potential Impeachment of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

September 14, 2023
American Oversight filed a public records request for Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ communications related to threats to remove state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, including his reported consultation with former justices.

Records from Wisconsin Election Inquiry Released to Public After Extensive Litigation and Delay

September 12, 2023
In response to American Oversight’s successful litigation, the Wisconsin Assembly published records from the Office of Special Counsel’s partisan review of the 2020 election.

‘These Documents Do Not Belong to Us’: More Evidence of Michael Gableman’s Shoddy Record-Keeping Practices

September 7, 2023
Emails obtained by American Oversight show an adviser to Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Vos questioning why another lawmaker’s office had delivered records from Gableman’s partisan election inquiry to Vos’ office.

‘Does Not Offer Any Opposing Viewpoints’: Inside Florida’s Reviews of AP African American Studies Course

August 30, 2023
Records obtained by American Oversight offer a glimpse into the Florida Department of Education’s review of the course, including concerns that it presented only “one side” in discussions of slavery.

Co-Defendants and Unindicted Co-Conspirators: What Public Records Reveal About Trump Allies’ Election Denial Activities

August 28, 2023
American Oversight compiled a guide to public records it has obtained that shed light on the activities and communications of individuals named or likely referred to in the recent DOJ and Fulton County indictments.

Missouri Health Dept. Quietly Removed Youth Sexual Health, LGBTQ Resources from Website, Records Show

August 25, 2023
Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by the Kansas City Star show that as Missouri saw a wave of anti-LGBTQ measures, the agency removed sexual health information from a website dedicated to teen resources.

Ten Organizations Submit Amicus Brief in American Oversight Lawsuit for Youngkin Tip Line Documents

August 24, 2023
American Oversight is continuing to fight for the release of records related to the tip line that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin set up in 2022 for parents to report the teaching of “inherently divisive concepts.”

In the Documents: Witnesses for John Eastman’s Disciplinary Trial

August 23, 2023
Several potential witnesses for Eastman in his disciplinary trial, which began June 20, are part of a nationwide network of election deniers who have sought to undermine confidence in U.S. elections.

American Oversight Statement on Fulton County Indictment of Former President Trump for Efforts to Overturn Georgia’s 2020 Election Results

August 15, 2023
American Oversight has obtained and published records that shed light on the effort to upend U.S. democracy, including audio recording of a Trump call to a Georgia election investigator.

Emails Suggest Wisconsin Fake Elector and Elections Commission Member Was In Touch with Partisan Election Investigation

August 8, 2023
Documents obtained by American Oversight shed light on Wisconsin Elections Commission member Robert Spindell’s potential contact with Michael Gableman’s multimillion-dollar election investigation.