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Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Case Number
1:25-cv-01768
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Filed
June 5, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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Summary
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued the Trump administration for failing to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests it had made seeking records of all communications between these agencies and DOGE and related federal officials and requesting an agency-wide preservation hold on all documents potentially responsive to the request.
Plaintiffs
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Defendants
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau U.S. Social Security Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs U.S. Department of Education

Documents

Operative Complaint
Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Complaint
June 5, 2025