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Judicial Watch v. Department of Navy (Case No.12-1182)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:21:40 +0000

Judicial Watch announced today that on July 18, 2012, it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. Department of the Navy (No. 1:12-cv-01182) against the United States Navy for records detailing “any funeral ceremony, rite or ritual” for Osama bin Laden prior to his burial at sea. Following the May 2, 2011, Navy SEAL raid that led to bin Laden’s capture and killing, the al Qaeda leader was reportedly transported by the USS Carl Vinson and buried at sea in accordance with Muslim law. If U.S. Navy regulations were followed, the burial would have included a prayer to “Allah” to make bin Laden “enter paradise and save him from the trials of grave and the punishment of hell.”

Judicial Watch v. Jon Husted in his official capacity as Secretary of State of Ohio

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:23:18 +0000

Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a lawsuit in partnership with True the Vote against election officials in the State of Ohio, alleging violations of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Ohio election officials have failed to take reasonable steps to maintain clean voter registration lists as required by Section 8 of the NVRA (Judicial Watch and True the Vote v. Jon Husted in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Ohio, Civil Action (No. 2:12-cv-00792))

Judicial Watch v. Department of Energy (Case No. 11-2140)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:03:37 +0000

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced that it filed today separate lawsuits against the Obama Department of Energy and Office of Management and Budget to obtain records regarding the taxpayer funded government loan provided to the now bankrupt green energy company Solyndra.

Judicial Watch v. Department of Health and Human Services (Case No. 12-1181)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:51:24 +0000

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that on July 18, 2012, it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (No. 1:12-cv-01181)) against the Obama Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking access to records detailing taxpayer-funded grants provided by the Centers for Disease Control to the National Council of La Raza (The National Council of “The Race”).

Judicial Watch v. Federal Housing Finance Agency (Case No. 12-346)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:27:33 +0000

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on March 5, 2012, against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for documents related to a lawsuit filed by the agency on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Judicial Watch v. FHFA (No. 1:12-cv-00346)).

Judicial Watch v. FBI and Department of Justice (Case No.12-1183)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:21:00 +0000

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:12-cv-01183)) against the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeking access to records detailing a February 2012 meeting between FBI Director Robert Mueller and Muslim organizations. Judicial Watch is also investigating the FBI’s subsequent controversial decision to purge the agency’s training curricula of material deemed “offensive” to Muslims

Judicial Watch v. Department of Energy (Case No. 12-171)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:31:11 +0000

Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on February 1, 2012, against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to obtain records regarding a $529 million loan granted by the DOE to Fisker Automotive for the manufacture of Karma and Nina electric vehicles (Judicial Watch v. Department of Energy (No. 12-171)). While the Obama White House and DOE promoted the loan as a means to generate American jobs, Fisker, which has facilities in California and Delaware, came under fire in 2011 for manufacturing cars in Finland and was recently beset with massive layoffs at their domestic operations.

Judicial Watch v. Department of Defense & Central Intelligence Agency (Case No. 12-00049)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:02:31 +0000

Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on January 13, 2012, against the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to obtain documents regarding meetings and communications between government agencies and Kathryn Bigelow, Academy Award-winning director of The Hurt Locker Judicial Watch v. Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency (No. 12-00049)).

Judicial Watch v. Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (Case No. 12-0921)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:05:21 +0000

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (No. 12-0921)) on June 6, 2012, with the Obama Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) seeking access to “Operation Fast and Furious” records detailing communications between ATF officials and Kevin O’Reilly, former Obama White House Director of North American Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council.

Judicial Watch v. U.S. Secret Service (Case No.12-1562)

doligee@judicialwatch.org — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:26:29 +0000

Judicial Watch announced that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on September 20, 2012, against the United States Secret Service to obtain records detailing any government funds expended on First Daughter Malia Obama’s March 2012 Spring Break vacation to Mexico. On March 19, 2012, the Obama White House reportedly ordered the removal of press reports detailing the trip, including news that Malia Obama was accompanied by 25 U.S. Secret Service Agents. (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Secret Service (No. 1:12-cv-01562)).