Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Pruitt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-406 (JEB) SCOTT PRUITT, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) are two nonprofit organizations dedicated to informing the public about governmental actions. In this suit for injunctive and declaratory relief, they allege that former head of the Environmental…