Public officials are often unwilling to release information into the public domain, especially when this information reflects poorly on the government agencies they serve. Public officials have on many occasions denied document requests, hiding behind executive privilege, in an effort to stonewall the investigation process. When they do provide documents, often important information is excessively “blacked out” or redacted. In these cases, Judicial Watch files a lawsuit and uses the court system to force government agencies to comply with open records laws. The following are Judicial Watch’s most important open records cases.

• Energy Task Force
• Filegate
• Pardongate
• Howard Dean’s Gubernatorial Records
• White House E-mail Scandal

For a complete list of Judicial Watch Open Records litigation click here.