Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch relentlessly pursues government corruption in order to hold our elected representatives to the highest ethical standards. When a public official violates the law, Judicial Watch files a lawsuit. Given the enormous resources the federal government has at its disposal, litigating cases against public officials is no easy task. It is a time-consuming and expensive process.

Each of these victories, while signifcant on their own, also help to lay the groundwork for future Judicial Watch victories in court on behalf of the American people.

9/11 Saudi Flights - Thanks to Judicial Watch's efforts, the court made the FBI release previously witheld information and awarded Judicial Watch with a settlement for attorneys fees.

Pardongate - Judicial Watch received a $25,000 award of attorney’s fees and costs from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in final settlement of Judicial Watch’s “Pardongate” lawsuit to compensate for its attorney time and expense in challenging DOJ’s improper withholding of records regarding former President Clinton’s controversial, last-minute pardons.

Chinagate - A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. upheld the vast majority of a lower court award to Judicial Watch of nearly $900,000 in attorney’s fees and costs in the lawsuit related to the Clinton fundraising scandals.

Halliburton - The Army agreed to pay Judicial Watch $24,000 in attorney’s fees and costs as part of a settlement agreement in Judicial Watch’s lawsuit involving the multi-billion dollar, no-bid contract awarded in 2003 by the Army to Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), then a subsidiary of Halliburton Co.

Kathleen Willey Schwicker – Judicial Watch successfully represented Kathleen Willey against President Clinton who violated her privacy.

Cheney Energy Task Force – JW was able to bring the secrecy of the Cheney energy task force to the forefront of national media attention.

Ricardo Ramirez – JW was able to gain a settlement from the U.S. government on behalf of Ricardo Ramirez, a long time INS agent who blew the whistle on bigotry in the Miami INS office.