Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 22-cv-0035 (CRC) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER For almost two years, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) has been bent on obtaining documents it claims belong in the Federal Election Commission’s (“FEC”) administrative record for this case. Dogged though its efforts have been, CREW again comes up short. In 2022, CREW sued the FEC for dismissing its complaint against Freedom Vote—an Ohio-based…