The 119th Congress Poses a New Opportunity to Protect Whistleblower Rights for Federal Judiciary Employees Author: Olivia Hynes Nobody wants their civil rights to be violated by their employer. However, it is a sad reality that many Americans face. When it happens, though, there are Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) institutions in place to guide [...]
Following the June 24, 2025, whistleblower disclosure by Erez Reuveni, former Acting Deputy Director for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Immigration Litigation, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Senator Dick Durbin, launched a formal investigation into allegations that DOJ leadership—under Principal Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove—encouraged defiance of court orders, misled the judiciary, and attempted to suppress internal dissent to advance the President’s immigration removal priorities.
“Mr. Horowitz personified a public servant who followed the evidence wherever it led, regardless of political party,” said Tom Devine, legal director at the Government Accountability Project, which routinely represents whistleblowers cooperating with DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General. “He will be sorely missed because he will be the last credible official source of factfinding at the Department of Justice.”
Government Accountability Project strongly opposes the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025 (NORRA) and calls on the U.S. Senate to reject the bill. By limiting the authority of the United States district courts to provide injunctive relief, NORRA threatens to undermine judicial independence and obstruct vital oversight of government misconduct.
"By submitting requests under FOIA, the public can petition the federal government for access to specific records. FOIA requests are an invaluable tool to ensure government integrity and expose potential wrongdoing,"
The bill would significantly improve transparency in the government by extending the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, to the administrative sector of the federal judiciary.
Representative Schiff: REP. SCHIFF INTRODUCES BILL TO EXPAND PENALTIES FOR JUDGES AND JUSTICES WHO VIOLATE ETHICS RULES, RESTORE INTEGRITY TO THE COURTS This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Judicial Integrity Act, a critical bill that will hold [...]
Politico: She Testified to Congress About Being Sexually Assaulted. Now She’s Being Sued. This article features Government Accountability Project’s Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Dramatic Capitol Hill hearings, replete with shocking insider testimony, have brought down presidents and demagogues, put would-be Supreme Court justices on the defensive, exposed war profiteers and [...]
Whistleblower Advocates Take Issue with IRS Whistleblower Program’s Massive DelaysThis article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here.Since the passage of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act in 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Program has been highly successful. It has incentivized whistleblowing, allowing the IRS to recover billions of dollars. However, one major issue continues [...]
Momentum Grows for Fixing the AML Whistleblower Law This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. When the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Act (“AML Act”) became law on January 1, 2021, some commentators praised it as a breakthrough. The law was modelled on the highly successful Dodd-Frank Act (“DFA”) and shared some of its important [...]
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