Justice System

documents

Andrus v. Texas Amicus Brief of Former U.S. Attorneys Office of Legal Counsel Memo List, 1998-2019 List of Federal Lawsuits Filed Against Correct Care Solutions and Companies It Has Acquired Correct Care Solutions Proposal to Lancaster County, Nebraska, March 2018 ICE Detainee Death Review - Osmar Epifanio Gonzalez-Gadba - Died March 2017 ICE Detainee Death Review - Sergio Alonso Lopez - Died April 2017 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report on the Adelanto Immigrant Detention Center, September 2018 Family Separation Case Document

letters

Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Police “Reforms” That Would Take Us Backward Organizations Across Ideological Spectrum Call for Government Accountability Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Ensure Federal Officials Can Be Held Accountable POGO Calls on Attorney General to Support Accountability at DOJ Cross-Partisan Coalition Calls on Senate to Enact DOJ Accountability Bill POGO Asks Attorney General Nominee Garland to Restore Rule of Law Amicus Brief: United States v. Johnson Amicus Brief: Bourgeois v. Watson Former Federal Judges Urge Senate Not To Rush SCOTUS Nominee Amicus Brief: Jury Trial Protections Should Apply to Everyone Law Enforcement Officers Support Military Equipment Limits Diverse Coalition Urges Action to Bring Accountability to Justice Department Coalition Applauds Congressional Leaders for Powerful Hearing on Protecting Judicial Employees Amicus Brief: Prosecutors Say Unreliable Evidence Requires New Trial Amicus Brief: Challenging the Constitutionality of Oklahoma’s Death Penalty Statute Amicus Brief: Sixth Amendment Requires New Trial for Rodney Reed Amicus Brief: There's No Shortcut in the Sixth Amendment Advocates Support Inspector General Access Act for DOJ Attorney Accountability Former Intelligence Community Inspectors General: Protect the Critical Role of the Whistleblower Congress Must Ensure that All Officials Respect Court Orders Congress Must Increase Judicial Accountability and Transparency POGO Voices Support for Bipartisan Bill to Increase Court Record Transparency POGO Calls for Congressional Investigation and Oversight of “Zero Tolerance” and Border Crisis Letter to U.S. Attorneys in Border States on the Prosecutor's Duty to Ensure Justice and Protection of Constitutional Rights under new "Zero Tolerance" Policy Letter to Attorney General Sessions on Effect of Zero Tolerance Policy on Border Prosecutions on Constitutional Rights The Constitution Project at POGO Supports Reforms to Virginia’s Criminal Discovery Rules POGO Urges DHS to Abandon Problematic Social Media Collection Plan Law Professors Tell Congress: Protecting the Special Counsel is Constitutional The Constitution Project at POGO Objects to the Department of Justice’s Proposed Closure of the Office for Access to Justice

resources

Resources on Impeachment

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Above the Fray: Changing the Stakes of Supreme Court Selection and Enhancing Legitimacy

report | July 8, 2021

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Supreme Court Favors Agency Secrecy Over Transparency

analysis | March 18, 2021

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When Agencies Misuse FOIA’s Law Enforcement Exemption

analysis | March 15, 2021
How a “Small Business” Kingpin Wins Billions in Defense Contracts

investigation | February 18, 2021
The Baker's Dozen: 13 Policy Areas Critical to an Effective, Ethical, and Accountable Government

report | February 18, 2021
Will Bill Barr Place His Thumb on the Scale to Tip the Election to Trump?

analysis | November 2, 2020
How to Respond to Risk of Surveillance While Protesting

analysis | October 27, 2020
Unqualified Impunity: When Government Officials Break the Law, They Often Get Away With It

analysis | October 22, 2020
Taking the Long Road: POGO’s Task Force on Federal Judicial Selection

analysis | October 21, 2020
Injustice: Tracking Bill Barr’s Misconduct as Attorney General

analysis | September 25, 2020