Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Office of Special Counsel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 19-3757 (JEB) U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Over the last few years, Plaintiff Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed several administrative complaints with Defendant Office of Special Counsel. Those complaints allege that White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway has repeatedly violated the Hatch Act — a law that bars federal employees from engaging in political activity in the course of…