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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget

Filed on behalf of
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-cv-01051
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Filed
April 8, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Relief Outcomes
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Relief Outcome
Denied as Moot
Permanent Injunction
Granted
13
Motion for Summary Judgment
Granted
10
Summary
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has sued the Trump administration for removing information on how the Office of Management and Budget directs agencies to spend taxpayer money, which the agency is required by law to post. CREW argues that removing this information violates the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2022 and 2023, and seeks vacatur of the removal.
Plaintiffs
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Public Citizen
Defendants
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought

Documents

Reply in support of summary judgment
CREW v. OMB - MSJ Reply
June 18, 2025
Motion for Summary Judgment
CREW v. OMB - Supplemental Brief re Consolidated MSJ
June 9, 2025
Reply in support of Preliminary Injunction, Reply in support of summary judgment
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET - Reply to Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Summary Judgment
May 4, 2025