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Public Citizen v. Department of the Treasury (Direct File FOIA)

November 05, 2026

In October 2025, the Treasury Department announced that it would be suspending the IRS’s Direct File program – a program…

CREW v. Department of Defense

November 02, 2026

On September 30, 2026, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth commissioned a new advisory committee called “Project Meridian: The Future of…

Federation of Employers and Workers of America v. Noem (Mullin)

October 30, 2026

The H-2A and H-2B visa programs allow employers to petition the Department of Homeland Security for visas on behalf of…

State of Illinois v. Dep’t of Transportation

October 30, 2026

The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) operates a database, known as the Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS),…

Lemmon v. Trump

October 29, 2026

Representing three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian, Public Citizen filed suit to block construction of a giant arch…

Crady v. 3M

October 29, 2026

After Jason Crady, a Missouri EMT, paramedic, and firefighter, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, he and his wife filed a…

AbbVie, Inc. v. Dep’t of Health and Human Services

October 29, 2026

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 contains several reforms designed to lower the high cost of prescription drugs and…

Society of General Internal Medicine v. Kennedy

October 28, 2026

In 1999, Congress established the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) as a centralized hub within the Department of…

Public Citizen v. Department of Justice (FOIA)

October 28, 2026

On May 18, the Department of Justice announced the establishment of a $1.8 billion fund, dubbed the “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” to…

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Trump Proposes Revoking SEC’s Decades-Old Pay-to-Play Rule

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Report: The Trump Administration’s Stop-Work Order and Funding Freeze likely affected 32 USAID-Funded Clinical Trials

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How Big Tech’s AI Competition is Harming Our Planet

Maps Reveal Nationwide Impacts of Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis

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