CREW's suit against Marco Rubio and the State Department moves forward
our suit against Marco Rubio and the State Department moves forward
- Wed, Sep 2 2026 at 2:40 PM
Mark, we have some great news to share:
A federal judge just rejected the government’s motion to dismiss our case and held that CREW could proceed on the majority of our claims against the Trump administration for illegally keeping international agreements hidden from the American people.
The Court also found that CREW could proceed on its claims that the State Department unlawfully delayed releasing those agreements.
The ruling makes clear that the State Department cannot unilaterally decide to ignore its legal obligation to disclose certain treaties and international agreements to the public. Americans have a right to know about the consequential deals being made in our name.
This is a huge win for transparency and accountability, and we won’t stop here. We’re going to keep fighting in this case as long as it takes.If you need a quick refresher, back in March, CREW sued Marco Rubio and the State Department on behalf of Lawfare for violating the Case Act by failing to make international agreements public, including agreements about deportations, defense sales, Ukrainian minerals and nuclear cooperation.
For years, the Case-Zablocki Act, also known as the Case Act, has required the State Department to regularly disclose the text of covered international agreements to Congress and the American public.
But since President Trump took office, State has largely disregarded its obligations under the Case Act—leaving Americans in the dark about several foreign policy and deals being made on their behalf.
Failing to follow the law to make those agreements public is unacceptable and undermines trust, transparency and accountability in government. And the court agreed that such failures will be scrutinized in the federal courts.
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