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At Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, we use aggressive legal actions, in-depth investigations, and innovative policy and reform work to achieve the vision of an ethical, accountable, and open government.
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Legal Actions
Legal Complaints
The Trump administration’s midterms Hatch Act violation rampage
In the lead up to the midterms, the Trump administration is undertaking an anti-democratic effort to illegally tip the scales for preferred states and candidates, in violation of the Hatch Act. CREW is demanding accountability.
Amicus Briefs
Supreme Court amicus: Arizona SAVE database verification violates National Voter Registration Act
Arizona cannot carry out its program to cancel voter registrations weeks before an election based on the inaccurate SAVE database.
Letters
CREW opposes Census Bureau’s exclusion effort and collection of data pertaining to legal status
The Census Bureau should withdraw its proposal to redefine “usual residence” which appears to be unlawful and will largely impact immigrants.