On April 18, CREW and Public Citizen filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and partial summary judgment, asking that the court order the apportionments database be made public again and find that its removal violated the law.

Approximately two weeks ago, OMB took down the website, removing the apportionments database from public view. This move has denied CREW and the American public information that is critically important to keeping citizens informed about the activities of government officials and agencies and to ensuring transparency, ethics and integrity in government. (citizensforethics.org)