WASHINGTON D.C. (May 10, 2019) – In a major victory, Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute) today, celebrated the decision by the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida denying all damages against its client, small business owners Robert and Angelo Cupo and their business Vylah Tec LLC. In January 2019, […]
05/9/2019
CoA Calls on IG to Investigate Use of Government Owned Vehicles at EXIM Bank
Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute), a nonpartisan government watchdog organization, sent a letter today to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Export–Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), requesting the EXIM Bank’s Inspector General investigate the use of government owned vehicles by EXIM Bank staff based […]
04/26/2019
Cause of Action Institute Secures Rare Preservation Order in Fight to Obtain DOJ Records Created on Personal Email Account
Government official caught using personal email to conduct official business ordered to maintain copies of all records in Gmail account Washington, D.C. (April 26, 2019) – Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute), a nonpartisan government watchdog organization, today announced it had secured a rare federal court order requiring a former […]
03/22/2019
Cause of Action Institute leads diverse coalition in filing Supreme Court amicus brief in FMI v. Argus Leader
Urges Court to follow the text and strike a wise balance when examining Exemption 4 within the Freedom of Information Act Today, Cause of Action Institute, a nationally recognized government watchdog organization with a specialty in government transparency, led an ideologically diverse coalition in filing an amicus brief involving Exemption […]
03/21/2019
Cause of Action Sues Commerce Dept. for Failing to Release Auto-Tariff Report
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 21, 2019) – Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Commerce (Commerce) for failing to respond to two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking a copy of the Commerce Secretary’s final report to the President regarding the Section 232 investigation into the […]
03/12/2019
Busted During Sunshine Week: EPA Employees Still Appear to be Using Unauthorized Messaging Applications
Cause of Action Institute Urges Chairman Cummings to Investigate EPA Employees’ Violation of Disclosure & Records Retention Laws Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute), a nonpartisan strategic oversight group, sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform (Oversight Committee), on […]
02/19/2019
Cause of Action Institute Sues VA for Failing to Release Documents Concerning Tomah Medical Center
2017 Pharmacy Malfunction Could Have Put Veterans Lives At-Risk Washington, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2019) – Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute) today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department Veteran Affairs for failing to properly respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request relating to the scandal-ridden Tomah VA […]