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State Department changes course in CU FOIA lawsuit asking for any State Department contracts with Christopher Steele, Sidney Blumenthal, Perkins Coie, and others: “Upon further review, State has determined that this request should not have been rejected for failing to reasonably describe the records and that it should instead be processed.” CU v. State FOIA […]

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, has upheld President Trump’s travel ban proclamation. The Court rejected the claim that the ban exceeds the President’s statutory authority under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), concluding: “The Proclamation is squarely within the scope of the President’s authority under the INA.” The Court also said the […]

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request copies of all records relating to the October 2016 briefing at the State Department as described in the news report below. Records should include, but not be limited to, the following: a) Participant lists b) Participant notes c) Briefing scheduling requests d) Minutes e) […]

Roll Call: ACLU, Citizens United call for better access to government information Government transparency could be getting even worse, according to Citizens United and the American Civil Liberties Union. “I think the state of transparency is getting worse in a lot of respects and it’s not just Freedom of Information Act requests. We’re seeing systemic […]

Joint Status Report: State Dept. says it will take at least 45 years to comply with CU FOIA request CU v. State Department FOIA Joint Status Report (Victoria Nuland emails, etc.) by Citizens United on Scribd Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get all the latest sent directly to your inbox. […]

President Donald Trump’s former deputy campaign manager David Bossie rebuked the idea that former President Barack Obama had a “corruption-free” administration with a list of the former president’s scandals. In a column for Bloomberg, written by Albert Hunt, pointed to various polls, which found that Americans largely favor Obama over Trump. “The explanation seems simpler: […]

Citizens United joined with other conservative groups to file a “friend of the court” brief in support of a federal lawsuit brought by Texas and several other states with the goal of striking down the Obamacare law in light of Congress having repealed the tax penalty for failure to comply with the law’s healthcare insurance […]

Citizens United letter to FEC – Citizens United is backing a proposed Federal Election Commission rule change aimed at streamlining the reporting procedure for independent expenditures in connection with the presidential nominating process, calling it “a major improvement over the current reporting scheme.” Citizens United letter to FEC re: proposed rule change by Citizens United […]

“The proposed $1.3 trillion government spending bill is more business as usual from career politicians on Capitol Hill. First of all, no one can thoroughly analyze a 2,200 page bill in two days. Our national debt just passed $21 trillion and this is yet another example of the irresponsible stewardship of taxpayer funds. Furthermore, this […]

Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation joined forces with other conservative organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New York to overturn a U.S. District Court judge’s order imposing a nationwide injunction that prohibits the Trump Administration from dismantling former President Obama’s DACA program – a program […]