Just two days after his inauguration, Barack Obama signed an executive order directing that Guantanamo Bay be closed within a year. In an effort to bring this campaign promise into reality and to bring terrorists into the civilian court system,
by Tom Fitton17 Nov 2011, 5:47 PM PST0
Last month, Judicial Watch released documents from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that detailed controversial remarks by NRLB staff related to the agency’s lawsuit against Boeing. The NRLB, you will recall, filed its dubious lawsuit against the Seattle-based company
by Tom Fitton14 Nov 2011, 10:13 AM PST0
American taxpayers are on the hook for who-knows-how-many trillions of dollars in government bailouts/takeovers. And yet, to date, we have little information about how the federal government legally justified unprecedented its use of tax dollars to “bail out” private companies.
by Tom Fitton7 Nov 2011, 9:21 AM PST0
The illegal immigration debate could not be any hotter. While JW was protecting the rights of Maryland citizens to stop tuition breaks for illegal aliens in Maryland, on October 14, a federal court blocked provisions of Alabama’s new tough illegal
by Tom Fitton6 Nov 2011, 12:35 PM PST0
At the outset of the financial crisis, the Bush administration began an unprecedented government takeover of the private sector with the so-called bailouts. When Barack Obama took office, he doubled down on this gamble and kicked the door wide open,
by Tom Fitton31 Oct 2011, 10:46 AM PST0
Only in Washington would political appointees think it appropriate to have secret a government workshop on transparency, and only in Washington would a politician promote his efforts on transparency while simultaneously taking steps to keep the American people in the
by Tom Fitton27 Oct 2011, 12:37 PM PST0
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is already under fire for its unprecedented lawsuit trying to stop the Boeing Corporation from opening a non-union manufacturing line in South Carolina for its new Dreamliner plane. You read here two weeks ago
by Tom Fitton24 Oct 2011, 12:09 PM PST0
The Fast and Furious scandal may be the final undoing of Obama Attorney General Eric Holder. Fast and Furious is a Department of Justice (DOJ)/Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “gun-running” operation in which guns were sold to
by Tom Fitton18 Oct 2011, 10:23 AM PST0
President Obama speaks with former Energy Czar (mentioned in our latest Judicial Watch Report) Carol Browner Barack Obama has made a number of decisions during his tenure proving that he has little regard for the U.S. Constitution or the rule
by Tom Fitton16 Oct 2011, 10:39 AM PST0
The Obama administration has responded in court regarding Judicial Watch’s pursuit of the CIA’s bin Laden death photos. Given the administration’s open hostility to government transparency, it probably does not come as a surprise that the CIA is fighting tooth-and-nail
by Tom Fitton5 Oct 2011, 1:43 PM PST0
As Congress was in the middle of the debt ceiling debate this summer, deciding which bloated federal programs to cut, Michelle Obama decided to take a nice taxpayer-funded “working” vacation to South Africa and Botswana with her children. Judicial Watch
by Tom Fitton3 Oct 2011, 12:04 PM PST0
Last week we released “The Rebranding of ACORN,” an important Judicial Watch special investigative report on the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). This is report is the result of an extensive JW investigation of the organization’s transformation
by Tom Fitton3 Oct 2011, 7:57 AM PST0
Last week, Judicial Watch and its client Tiffany Hartley jacked up the heat on the Obama administration to provide some answers related to the murder of Mrs. Hartley’s husband, David, who was gunned down in September 2010, apparently at the
by Tom Fitton29 Sep 2011, 10:03 AM PST0
Here we are smack dab in the middle of a terrible economy and a massive budget crunch, and public officials still insist on wasting taxpayer dollars on perks for illegal aliens. This includes using taxpayer money to pay for discounted
by Tom Fitton28 Sep 2011, 3:01 PM PST0
Judicial Watch client Sergeant Joslyn Johnson, the widow of a fellow police officer gunned down by an illegal alien criminal, may finally get her day in court thanks to a landmark court victory! On September 9, 2011, the United States
by Tom Fitton26 Sep 2011, 1:31 PM PST0
Two weeks ago, alternative energy company Solyndra, which received $535 million in “stimulus” loan guarantees from the Obama administration, collapsed. Solyndra was the poster child for the Obama administration’s claim that it could create green jobs with taxpayer money. Now
by Tom Fitton19 Sep 2011, 8:11 AM PST0
If you need evidence of the turmoil created by Barack Obama’s socialist health care overhaul, you could certainly look at the myriad of legal challenges currently working their way through the courts. (A date with the Supreme Court is a
by Tom Fitton12 Sep 2011, 12:21 PM PST0
I don’t believe we’ve seen a more corrupt, politicized and incompetent Department of Justice (DOJ) in modern political history than we have now under President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. And I never thought I’d write those words after
by Tom Fitton6 Sep 2011, 11:46 AM PST0
Time after time, we have found that this administration cares not one whit about following basic laws. What does it mean for Congress to pass and the president to sign a law banning a corrupt organization and its affiliates from
by Tom Fitton30 Aug 2011, 10:33 AM PST0
That is the question at the center of a new Judicial Watch investigation. On August 19, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Obama U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain records related to the agency’s
by Tom Fitton29 Aug 2011, 6:28 PM PST0
It probably would not surprise you to learn that the Obama administration is apparently using the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as a battering ram to aid powerful (and financially supportive) unions. The target is the Boeing Corporation. And Judicial
by Tom Fitton25 Aug 2011, 7:27 AM PST0
One of the main components of the legislative “solution” to the debt ceiling “crisis” that occurred a few weeks ago is the formation of a new bipartisan Super Committee that is charged with cutting $1.2 trillion out of the budget
by Tom Fitton24 Aug 2011, 11:41 AM PST0
In an embarrassing defeat for the Obama administration, a federal court ruled on Wednesday that Secret Service White House visitor logs are agency records that are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act! U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell
by Tom Fitton22 Aug 2011, 9:59 AM PST0
If you needed any more evidence of the level of corruption that exists inside the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) when it comes to enforcing civil rights statutes, here it is. On March 15, 2011, civil rights activist Ted Hayes
by Tom Fitton17 Aug 2011, 3:02 PM PST0
Judicial Watch earned a victory in court on August 4 in its pursuit of documents related to the Obama administration’s Black Panther scandal. (This gets a bit technical, so hang with me.) In short, a federal court rejected a claim
by Tom Fitton16 Aug 2011, 11:21 AM PST0