News Releases | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST FEDERAL CANDIDATES FOR VIOLATING FEC RULES BY PURCHASING CLOTHING WITH CAMPAIGN FUNDS

pbjork — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:07:58 -0600

2 Dec 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against candidates for the House of Representatives and the presidency, for improperly spending campaign funds in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).

CREW CALLS FOR ETHICS INVESTIGATION INTO NEW ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING BY REP. RANGEL

pbjork — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:06:47 -0600

25 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, two new reports indicate that Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) has engaged in further conduct meriting the attention of the House Ethics Committee. The New York Times has reported Rep. Rangel was instrumental in preserving a tax loophole benefitting Nabors Industries at the same time he was soliciting the company’s chief executive for a donation to the Rangel School. More»

NARA STILL IN THE DARK ON BUSH’S ELECTRONIC RECORDS

pbjork — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:30:53 -0600

24 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) obtained a copy of a contingency plan prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) concerning the presidential electronic records that the White House will be transferring to NARA at the end of the Bush administration.

JUDGE IN CREW’S LAWSUIT AGAINST VP CHENEY AUTHORIZES ADDITIONAL DEPOSITION AND SETS BRIEFING SCHEDULE

pbjork — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:19:25 -0600

21 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, in CREW, et al. v. Cheney, et al., the court granted CREW’s request to take an additional deposition of Nancy Smith, the National Archives and Records Administration official responsible for presidential papers under the Presidential Records Act (PRA). When CREW first deposed Ms. More»

SEN. CHAMBLISS HAS IT WRONG: SPEECH OR DEBATE CLAUSE DOES NOT PREVENT HIM FROM TESTIFYING IN IMPERIAL SUGAR CASE

pbjork — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:05:56 -0600

18 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is resisting a subpoena in a civil case claiming the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution bars him from testifying. Lawyers would like to ask Sen. Chambliss about his communications with the Imperial Sugar Corporation and why he tried to dissuade plaintiffs from suing the company following a deadly explosion and fire at a Georgia refinery earlier this year. More»

COURT OF APPEALS DENIES REHEARING IN WILSON CASE - WILSONS WILL TAKE CASE AGAINST BUSH ADMIN. OFFICIALS TO SUPREME COURT

pbjork — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:15:01 -0600

18 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - In response to the Court of Appeals November 17, 2008 denial of the Wilsons’ petition for rehearing of their civil case against Vice President Cheney, Scooter Libby, Karl Rove, Richard Armitage and other unnamed officials, CREW’s executive director Melanie Sloan stated, More»

JEFFERSON INDICTMENT UPHELD BY FOURTH CIRCUIT

pbjork — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:23:03 -0600

12 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the indictment of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), clearing the way for the case to go to trial. Rep. Jefferson had sought dismissal of the indictment on the grounds that it was obtained in violation of the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, which prohibits the use of legislative material against a member of Congress. More»

CREW WINS RIGHT TO SUE WHITE HOUSE IN MISSING EMAIL CASE

pbjork — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:06:15 -0600

10 Nov 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, D.C. District Court Judge Henry Kennedy upheld lawsuits brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the National Security Archive challenging the White House’s failure to properly store and recover millions of emails. More»

CREW WINS RIGHT TO DEPOSE CHENEY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF

james — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:14:31 -0500

31 Oct 2008 // Washington, D.C. - Today, in CREW et al. v. Cheney, et al., the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion denying in large part the mandamus petition filed by Vice President Cheney that sought to block all discovery in CREW's lawsuit against the vice president, the Office of the Vice President (OVP), and the archivist based on the Vice President's unlawfully narrow construction of his document preservation obligations under the Presidential Records Act. More»

CREW FILES FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST GOV. PALIN AND RNC FOR VIOLATING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW BY PURCHASING $150,000 WARDROBE

pbjork — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:10:36 -0500

23 Oct 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and several other political operatives associated with the RNC, for improperly spending $150,000 on clothing for Palin and her family, in violation of the Federal Election Cam More»