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Feb 3 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
We believe transparency is the first step to accountability.

That’s why we file public records requests every week for records that could shed light on government misconduct at all levels of government.

Here are some of the requests we’ve recently submitted. #FOIAFriday
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed measures that limit how teachers can educate students about racism. This week, after DeSantis criticized an AP African American Studies course, the College Board changed the curriculum for the course.
nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/…
We’re investigating efforts to restrict education in Florida. We asked 5 sheriff departments in Florida for communications with the activist group Moms for Liberty, which has advocated for book bans and reportedly tried to have sheriffs arrest librarians.
americanoversight.org/documents?docu…
We submitted a public records request to the Florida Department of Education seeking communications between top officials and an array of activist organizations, including those specifically focused on “parents’ rights.”
americanoversight.org/document/recor…
Lawmakers across the country have begun the 2023 legislative season by aggressively pushing anti-transgender bills.

We’re using public records requests to investigate anti-transgender initiatives in several states.
nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/…
We sent a request to the Oklahoma Governor’s Office seeking communications related to the decision to withhold funds from Oklahoma University Health for providing gender-affirming care.
americanoversight.org/document/recor…
Last year, the Florida Board of Medicine voted to restrict gender-affirming care. We asked the state Dept. of Health for analyses regarding the impacts of this decision, communications between board members and the governor’s office, and more.
americanoversight.org/document/recor…
In Oregon, several county sheriffs have announced they will not enforce Ballot Measure 114, a gun control initiative that enacted permitting requirements and forbids the sale of large-capacity magazines.
opb.org/article/2022/1…
We submitted requests to four county sheriffs seeking communications containing key terms regarding the measure as well as communications with gun activists and anti-government groups.
americanoversight.org/documents?docu…
After two recent shootings in Virginia, we sent a request to the Virginia governor’s office for the communications of officials with pro-gun groups, including the NRA.
americanoversight.org/document/recor…
We’re also investigating the impact of recent state abortion bans. We asked the health departments in Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Wisconsin for records reflecting the impacts of the states’ newly implemented abortion bans.
americanoversight.org/documents?docu…
We asked the Department of Health & Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health for records reflecting the impacts of the various new abortion bans enforced around the country post-Dobbs.
americanoversight.org/documents?docu…
These are just a few of the recent public records requests we have submitted across the country. Explore more of our recent requests here:
americanoversight.org/documents?docu…

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Feb 2
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We sued @USNatArchives for records related to the recovery of 15 boxes of Trump White House materials from Mar-a-Lago. NARA just released more records, but is withholding more than 1,000 pages.
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We obtained records showing a senior DOJ official’s handwritten notes on an email rejecting Trump loyalist Jeffrey Clark’s scheme to falsely tell state officials that DOJ was investigating “significant concerns” that could change 2020 election results.
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On Dec. 28, 2020, acting Deputy AG Richard Donoghue emailed Clark and rejected his proposal.

This email was already public, but the version released to us in response to our #FOIA lawsuit includes a handwritten note.
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Jan 27
“[T]he 2023 legislative season stands out for the aggressiveness with which lawmakers are pushing into new territory” with a slew of anti-transgender bills.

We’ve been investigating anti-transgender initiatives in Florida, Virginia, and Texas. #FoiaFriday
nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/…
Last year, the Florida Board of Medicine voted to restrict gender-affirming care.

We asked the state Dept. of Health for analyses regarding the impacts of this decision, communications between board members and the governor’s office, and more.
We submitted public records requests to five county sheriff departments in Florida seeking communications with the activist group Moms for Liberty, which has advocated for policies that would ban discussion of gender identity in schools.
americanoversight.org/documents?docu…
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