An Update from American Muckrakers: Why We Are Escalating — and Why We Need to Continue Our Work.
American Muckrakers is a small organization.
We don’t have a giant legal department.
We don’t have corporate sponsors.
We don’t have billionaire patrons or institutional cover.
This update is about the work we are doing right now, why it keeps falling to us to do it, and why your support matters more than ever.
The Work on Our Plate
Over the past several months, American Muckrakers has taken on a level of accountability work that normally requires large organizations with deep benches and long donor lists.
We are doing it anyway.
Our current work includes:
Federal court filings to force the Department of Justice to comply with a court order in a sealed surveillance matter involving American Muckrakers’ records.
Formal ethics complaints involving DAG Todd Blanche, raising serious questions about conflicts, recusals, and conduct incompatible with public trust.
A motion in federal court to revoke a pro hac vice admission of Todd Blanche —an extraordinary step most groups won’t touch, even when fact…
