Type of Post: News

Text Messages Reveal Discussion of Alleged Michigan Voting Machine Breach

August 8, 2023
The messages are another piece of evidence of how many of the same activists worked together across state lines to undermine trust in 2020 election results.

‘Reasonable Minds Can Differ’: American Oversight Publishes Messages from ‘Co-Conspirator 4’ Jeffrey Clark from January 2021

August 3, 2023
“It appears he still does not recognize how harmful his actions and proposals were,” wrote then acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, referring to an email from Clark sent on Jan. 8, 2021.

American Oversight Settles Barry County Lawsuit After Obtaining Records from Sheriff Dar Leaf

August 3, 2023
American Oversight reached an agreement with the Barry County sheriff’s office in Michigan in an open records case seeking communications with election deniers.

American Oversight Statement on Indictment of Former President Trump for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election

August 2, 2023
American Oversight has obtained thousands of pages of public records that shed light on the effort to upend U.S. democracy, from the fake-electors plot to post-election partisan ballot reviews.

Wake TSI Must Produce Records in Pennsylvania Election Audit Records Case

August 2, 2023
The company Wake TSI must produce records related to its review of the 2020 election in Pennsylvania’s Fulton County, a court ordered in American Oversight’s lawsuit.

Florida Dept. of Education Emails Reveal Confusion for Textbook Companies, New Examples of Lesson Changes

July 26, 2023
Documents obtained through public records requests and litigation shed light on the frustration publishers experienced in seeking clarification from the Florida Department of Education about requirements for math and social studies textbooks.

Emails from Early 2021 Reveal State Leaders Being Informed of Fake Electoral Certificates

July 19, 2023
American Oversight obtained records showing officials in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New Mexico communicating with the National Archives about the submission of “alternate” certificates falsely claiming Trump had won those states.

In the Documents: Florida Leaders’ Meetings with Anti-LGBTQ and Anti-DEI Education Groups

July 14, 2023
American Oversight has obtained records that reveal the offices of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and two state lawmakers worked closely with conservative groups the Manhattan Institute and the Alliance Defending Freedom.

American Oversight and Other Public Interest Groups File Amicus Brief Challenging Gov. DeSantis’ ‘Executive Privilege’ Claims

July 12, 2023
American Oversight and several government accountability organizations urged an appeals court to reverse a lower court’s order that allowed DeSantis to shield records from release by claiming “executive privilege.”

Congress Cites Records Obtained by American Oversight that Show Durham Investigation’s Politicization

June 21, 2023
In a hearing on Wednesday, members of the House Judiciary Committee referred to several sets of records that provide further evidence of the Durham investigation’s politicized roots.