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Aug 11, 2025 Democracy Forward Foundation sued the Justice Department and FBI for records related to the Epstein files Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The suit sought to enforce disclosure duties and preserve public oversight of high-profile federal investigative records.
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- Democracy Forward Foundation sues DOJ and FBI for Epstein files — On August 10, 2025, the Democracy Forward Foundation filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to compel them to respond to a Freedom of Information Act
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Aug 9, 2025 A federal appeals court ordered the Trump administration to restore a public spending database Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The ruling protected public access to spending data needed for oversight of executive budget decisions and legal compliance.
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- Federal Appeals Court Orders Restoration of Public Spending Database — A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration must restore a public spending database, affirming a lower court's decision that the removal of the tracker violated a congressional law requiring
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Week 30 – 2025-08-09–2025-08-15
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