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The DC Board has removed 65,000 ineligible registrations and will remove 38,000 more — California and Illinois also contacted by Judicial Watch (Washington, DC)– Judicial Watch announced today that it sentnotice lettersto election officials in the District of Columbia, California, and Illinois, notifying them of evident violations of theNational Voter Registration Act(NVRA)of 1993, based on their failure to remove inactive voters from their registration rolls. The letters point out that these jurisdictions publicly reported removing few or no ineligible voter registrations under a key provision of the NVRA. The letters threaten federal lawsuits unless the violations are corrected in a ti..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 44 pages of records in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that show a close collaboration between DHS’s Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) and the leftist Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) to engage in “real-time narrative tracking” on all major social media platforms in the days leading up to the 2020 election. The records discuss “takedowns” of social media posts and the avoidance of creating public records subject to FOIA. The records also show that the EIP, which was initially called the Election Misinformation Partnership in the days..

Contract Explicitly Discriminates on Behalf of Racial Minorities (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s ruling and allows Judicial Watch’s historic lawsuit filed on behalf of a Minneapolis taxpayer over a teachers’ contract that provides discriminatory job protections to certain racial minorities to proceed (Clapp v. Cox et al. (No. 27-CV-22-12454)). Hennepin County District Court had dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that Judicial Watch’s taxpayer client lacked standing and that her claims were not ripe. Judicial Watch appealed and, on December 4, the Minnesota Court of Appeals overturned the lower court’s dec..

Debate Will Air on NewsNation, Rumble, and The CW Networks (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch, America’s leading government watchdog group, today announced that Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton will question candidates at the next Republican presidential debate to be aired on NewsNation and Rumble at 8 p.m. ET, Wednesday, December 6, from the University of Alabama. Fitton will present his questions through pre-recorded video. Former Amb. Nikki Haley, Gov Ron DeSantis, Mr. Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Gov. Chris Christie are reportedly expected to meet Republican National Committee requirements to participate in the debate. Judicial Watch is a non-partisan educational foundation that doe..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received five pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that show then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter received a May 26, 2016, email detailing a scheduled “8:45 am prep for a 9 am phone call with Pres Poroshenko,” who was the president of Ukraine. Joe Biden’s email address is the alias robert.l.peters@pci.gov, Hunter Biden’s email account is disclosed as hbiden@rosemontseneca.com. (Hunter Biden was on the board of the controversial Ukrainian firm Burisma at the time.) The email, with the subject line “Friday Schedule Cards” was sent by John S. Flynn, who was Joe Biden’s assis..

(Washington, DC)– Judicial Watch announced today it received 25 pages of records in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the Washington, DC Department of Transportation which show the cost to taxpayers to repaint the Black Lives Matter slogan on a street in the nation’s capital was over $270,000. (The repainting seems to have taken place shortly before Black Lives Matter groups began defending Hamas terrorist murders of Jews in Israel.) On June 5, 2020, after days of protests and riots in DC led by the Black Lives Matter movement, a team of artists, residents, District employees, and demonstrators painted “Black Lives Matter” in 50-foot-tall yellow capital letters and the..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it, along with CatholicVote Civic Action, received 131 heavily redacted pages of records from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) showing top officials rushing to craft a public response to the leaked FBI intelligence memo that revealed its targeting of Catholics who adhere to traditional beliefs on church issues. Judicial Watch received the records in response to an April 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit it filed along with CatholicVoteCivic Action against the FBI and the Department of Justice after their failure to respond to March 2023 requests for records about an FBI intelligence memo targeting “radical trad..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 112 pages of Secret Service records in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that show photos and communications regarding cocaine found inside the Biden White House in July. The DHS withheld 34 pages in their entirety under the “foreseeable harm” standard, which states “the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by an exemption …” and/or the Privacy Act. Judicial Watch obtained the records in a July 13 FOIA request filed with the Department of Homeland Security for records, about: A white powdery substance found inside the Wes..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it received 14 pages of emails between U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and top Facebook executives in 2021 regarding the censorship of user posts about Covid controversies. The emails show Facebook leadership seeking to “better understand the scope of what the White House expects from us on misinformation going forward.” Judicial Watch received these emails in response to its January 13, 2023, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (No. 1:23-cv-00113)) for: All records, including, but not limited to, electronic mail, texts, memoranda, and handwritten notes, ..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 63 pages of heavily redacted records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that show the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a division of DHS, communicated during the 2020 election campaign with the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), which was created to flag online election content for censorship and suppression. The records show that Twitter participated in discussions with the Cybersecurity Agency and EIP through the software system Jira, contrary to what former Twitter head of trust and safety Yoel Roth claimed in congressional testimony. The CISA records show government involvement in ..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for video recordings relating to the death of the Obamas’ personal chef Tafari Campbell in July 2023, in the Edgartown Great Pond (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (No. 1:23-cv-03194)). Judicial Watch recently uncovered the existence of a Secret Service video tied to the incident in response to a separate public records request. On August 9, 2023, Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the Secret Service, a component of DHS, seeking copies of: All audio/visual recordings (including dispat..

(Washington, DC)– Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records of any payments made by the FBI to Twitter (now known as X)(Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice(No. 1:23-cv-03004)). The payments were disclosed in internal Twitter documents (the “Twitter Files”) made available by Elon Musk to journalists. In a December 19, 2022,reporton “Twitter Files,” independent journalist Michael Shellenberger reveals an email which states theFBI paid Twitter nearly $3.5 million of U.S. taxpayer moneyas “reimbursement for the time spent processing requests from the FBI” from October 2019 to ..

Updated 10/20/23 2:04 Unreleased Secret Service Video Footage Exists of Victim Entering Water and Secret Service Emergency Response (Washington, DC)– Judicial Watch announced today thatit received40 pages of records from the Massachusetts State Police that indicate the presence of Barack Obama for a witness interview in the death investigation of the Obamas’ personal chef Tafari Campbell.The records, which are heavily redacted, indicate Barack Obama arrived at the emergency response scene via motorcade. A short time later, a cold, wet woman, who was a witness, arrived.The next morning, the eyewitness was interviewed in the Obama residence, again with Barack Obama present. The records als..

(Washington, DC)– Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for records related to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on breastfeeding by transgender biological males(Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services(No. 1:23-cv-03001)). The lawsuit was filed after the CDC, a component of Health and Human Services, failed to respond to a July 6, 2023, FOIA request asking for: 1. All records reviewed, referenced, or relied upon in the drafting and publishing of updated guidance pertaining to breastfeeding by transgender individuals on ..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for records and concerning censorship of social media users (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (No. 1:23-cv-02943)). Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence failed to respond to a May 2023 FOIA request for: Records and communications of the National Counterterrorism Center … regarding the Foreign Malign Influence Center, including: Organizational chart; Position description of full-time employees and contractors; Annual budget; ..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State for communications and records regarding the eligibility of citizens of Hungary to participate in a visa waiver program (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:23-cv-02964)). The lawsuit was filed after the Department of State failed to respond to an August 8, 2023, FOIA request sent to its Office of the Information Programs and Services for: All records related to the modifications to the eligibility of citizens of Hungary to participate in the visa waiver program which went into effect on August 1, 2023 (https://hu.usembassy.gov/visas/visa..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced the release of “Censored and Controlled,” a four-part documentary that details the coordinated effort by the government and Big Tech to censor and suppress information on topics such as Hunter Biden’s laptop, COVID-19, and election debates. The first episode will premier Monday, October 16, 2023, at 7 p.m. ET on the Judicial Watch website, X/Twitter, Rumble, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. A new episode will be available each day through Thursday, October 19, 2023. A trailer for the documentary is available here: https://youtu.be/prrHmQSoc6A The series features interviews with people who have taken leading roles in exposing the collusion b..

‘McCarthy Congress’ Wants to Hide All Jan 6 Videos and Emails as Security Information and Non-Public Records, Asserts Sovereign Immunity from ‘Right to Know’ Court Challenge (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it received the court-ordered declaration of James W. Joyce, senior counsel in the Office of the General Counsel for the Capitol Police, in which he describes emails among senior officials of the United States Capitol Police (USCP) in January 2021 that show warnings of possible January 6 protests that could lead to serious disruptions at the U.S. Capitol. The declaration comes in a lawsuit Judicial Watch brought under the common law right of access to publi..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today announced that a federal court hearing is scheduled for Friday, October 13 in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for records regarding the gun owned by Hunter Biden that reportedly was thrown in a trash can behind a Delaware grocery store. The FBI is refusing to disclose basic information about the records because it alleges doing so would interfere with the criminal prosecution of Hunter Biden. The court hearing, before Judge Jia M. Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is set for October 13, 2023, at 10 a.m. ET. In an August 2023 joint status report to the court, the FBI claims it has completed a search for record..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service for records regarding incidents of aggression and bites involving President Joe Biden’s Dog, Commander (Judicial Watch Inc, v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (No. 1:23-cv-02960)). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the Secret Service (a component of the Department of Homeland Security) failed to respond to a July 31, 2023, request for all records involving the “Biden family dog, ‘Commander,’ including but not limited to communications sent to and from [Secret Service] officials in the Unifo..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 1,719 pages of records from the City of San Francisco showing the city prioritizes tax money for black/Latino transgenders (biological men) in a program which distributes free money to transgender individuals. The records show that the taxpayer-funded “Guaranteed Income for Trans People” (GIFT) program also allowed illegal aliens to apply; allowed people who “engage in survival sex trades” to apply; and the use of the funds by participants is virtually unrestricted. Judicial Watch obtained the records through a November 18, 2022, California Public Records Act (CPRA) request to the San Francisco Office of the Treasurer an..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for records regarding book bans, the organization Moms for Liberty, and Ron DeSantis (Daily Caller News Foundation v. U.S Department of Education(No. 1:23-cv-02768)). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the Department of Education failed to respond to separate August 8, 2023, requests for: All email records (including attachments, URL links and electronic database links) of Miguel Cardona to or from (President of the National Education Association..

Judicial Watch Files Federal FOIA Lawsuit for Additional Records (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it received an 11 pages of Secret Service records detailing the denial of protection to presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., despite having received numerous threats from “known subjects.” Judicial Watch received the document from the Secret Service in response to a July 28, 2023, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records and communications of: a) Director Kimberly A. Cheatle b) Deputy Director Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. c) Chief Operating Officer Cynthia Sjoberg Radway d) Assistant Director, Office of Protective Operations, Michael Plati On July 28, 202..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that, in collaboration with the Lozier Institute and Susan B. Anthony ProLife, it received 588 pages of records from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), revealing that during the two-year period 2000 to 2002 at least six women’s deaths were possibly linked to the abortion drug Mifeprex (Mifepristone, formerly known as RU-486). (Seven deaths were detailed in the records released to Judicial Watch but one of those deaths may have been reported twice.) The records were forced out thanks to an October 2022 Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that was filed after the Food and Drug Administration (a comp..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it received 29 pages of records through the California Public Records Act that confirm illicit labs owned by Chinese nationals housed biologicals in hazardous and non-compliant conditions, multiple infectious agents, and starving and dead mice. Judicial Watch investigators also uncovered court documents which detail the deplorable conditions at the lab (which conducted “COVID” research), including photos of dead mice. The documents were produced by the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) in response to a request for: Records and / or communications maintained by the Fresno County Public Health Department, including em..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding the announcement by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden: The House took a necessary step for accountability and justice in opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The American people have a right to know whether their president is a crook. It is well past time for the House to use its full constitutional authority to investigate the catalog of credible allegations of corruption that crosses international borders – from Ukraine to Russia and China. These Biden corruption issues have created a national security crisis, led to a bord..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against three federal agencies for details of the Biden agencies’ decision to expand asset protection to large depositors in the Silicon Valley and Signature Bank government takeovers (Judicial Watch Inc. V. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al. (No. 1:23-cv-01174)). Judicial Watch filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System after the agencies failed to respond to March 13 and 14, 2023, FOIA requests for: All records rela..

(Washington, DC)–Judicial Watch today announced that a federal court scheduled ahearingin its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for records regarding the gun owned by Hunter Biden that reportedly was thrown in a trash can behind a Delaware grocery store. In ajoint status reportto the court, the FBI stated it would not produce records about the incident due to an “ongoing criminal investigation.” The video hearing was set by DC U.S. District Court Judge Jia M. Cobb for September 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Judicial Watch filed thelawsuitafter the FBI withheld records in response to a January 30, 2023, FOIA request(Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice(No. 1:23-cv-00920)). Judi..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch released 58 pages of records from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showing that a Pfizer study surveyed 23 people in 2021 to gauge reactions to its COVID vaccine booster before asking the FDA to approve it. The FDA indicated that this production of records “represents our complete response to your request; no additional productions are anticipated.” The records were obtained in response to a March 2022 lawsuit filed after the Department of Health and Human Services failed to respond to an August 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records “submitted by Pfizer and BioNTech to the FDA, including BARDA, relating to ‘booster..

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 90 pages of records from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, a component of the Department of Justice, in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that detail the extensive apparatus the Biden Justice Department set up to investigate and prosecute January 6 protestors.’’ The documents were uncovered by FOIA lawsuit against the Justice Department and FBI for records related to the death of Ashli Babbitt (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:21-cv-02462)). A January 25, 2021, confidential draft chart indicates staff assignments. Several “Lead AUSAs” (assistant U.S. attorneys) are listed. One..