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POGO’s experts push policymakers to enact commonsense reforms that tackle waste, corruption, and abuse of power; hold those who’ve violated the public trust accountable; protect our constitutional rights; and make the government work for all people.
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Policy LetterAmicus Brief: Shinn v. Ramirez
A group of former judges have urged the Supreme Court to not make the judiciary “complicit in injustice.”
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Policy LetterCoalition Urges House to Close the Pentagon’s Revolving Door
24 groups asked the House Rules Committee to adopt amendments to extend revolving door restrictions between the Pentagon and industry as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Policy Letter87 Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Make Live Audio Streaming Permanent and Accessible
With almost three million oral argument streams since May 2020, 80 civil society, media, disability rights, and government transparency groups agree: the time has come for the Supreme Court to provide permanent live audio access to oral arguments.
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Policy LetterPOGO Urges Improvements to Justice Department Death Data Collection
The Justice Department’s plan to collect information on deaths in custody has shortcomings that will prevent it from providing an accurate account of deaths or insight into how to prevent them.
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Policy LetterPOGO Calls for Garland to Improve Justice Department’s Implementation of Death in Custody Reporting Act
POGO urges Attorney General Garland to improve the Department of Justice’s implementation of the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA). Seven years after the law’s passage, the department has yet to meet many requirements.
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Policy Letter
Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Police “Reforms” That Would Take Us Backward
POGO joined a coalition of civil rights, civil liberties and accountability groups urging Congressional negotiators to reject proposals to codify qualified immunity and limit government liability for violations of the Constitution.
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Policy LetterPOGO Concerned About Risk of Implicit Bias in Office of Special Counsel Actions
Our nation has long been plagued by systemic racism, and our federal agencies have not been immune. POGO asks the Office of Special Counsel to reconsider its refusal to evaluate the risk of implicit bias influencing its prosecutorial decisions.
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Policy LetterCivil Society Urges Congress to Empower Our Independent Watchdogs
The IG Independence and Empowerment Act contains critical reforms to ensure our independent watchdogs can effectively oversee the federal government. Congress must pass it quickly.
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Policy LetterOrganizations Across Ideological Spectrum Call for Government Accountability
It is long past time for Congress to take action to fix the Supreme Court’s mistake by simultaneously ending qualified immunity and reforming government employer liability.
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Policy Letter45 Organizations Urge Congress: Reject the Pentagon’s Request for FOIA Secrecy (Again)
POGO is urging Congress to reject the Pentagon’s requested overbroad and unnecessary FOIA exemption that could shield key information from the public’s view.
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Policy LetterCivil Society Groups Call for Investigations and Reform In Response to Surveillance of Congress
Last week we learned the shocking news that under President Trump the Department of Justice collected private info on Members of Congress, their staff, and their families. We’re leading civil liberties groups in calling for action.
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Policy LetterA Practical Way Forward on Filibuster Reform
By making pragmatic reforms instead of abolition, the filibuster can help the Senate function again and address the challenges of the day.