Report fraud, corruption & crime
Federal tip lines for crimes, public corruption and fraud.
- FBI Tips
Submit a tip about a federal crime online.
tips.fbi.gov - FBI Field Offices
Find your local FBI office, including regional public-corruption contacts.
fbi.gov - DOJ: Report a Crime
Department of Justice guide to where each kind of crime gets reported.
justice.gov - National Center for Disaster Fraud
DOJ center for fraud tied to disasters and emergency relief programs, including COVID-19.
justice.gov - Oversight.gov: Inspector General hotlines
Find the Inspector General hotline for any federal agency.
oversight.gov - HHS-OIG: Report Fraud
Medicare, Medicaid and health-program fraud, waste and abuse.
oig.hhs.gov - FTC: ReportFraud
Scams, bad business practices and identity theft.
reportfraud.ftc.gov - IC3: Internet Crime Complaint Center
FBI intake for online scams and internet-enabled crime.
ic3.gov - EPA: Report an Environmental Violation
Illegal dumping, pollution and other environmental violations.
echo.epa.gov
Official whistleblower channels
Government programs that take whistleblower reports, some with awards and legal protections.
- SEC Whistleblower Program
Securities fraud. Eligible tips can earn awards.
sec.gov - SEC: Report Suspected Securities Fraud
The SEC tips, complaints and referrals portal.
sec.gov - CFTC Whistleblower Program
Commodities, futures and crypto-derivatives fraud.
whistleblower.gov - IRS Whistleblower Office
Tax fraud and underpayment. Awards of 15 to 30 percent of what the IRS collects.
irs.gov - IRS Form 211: Submit a Claim for Award
How to file Form 211 online or by mail.
irs.gov - OSHA: File a Whistleblower Complaint
Retaliation for reporting safety or other violations at work.
osha.gov - Whistleblowers.gov (OSHA)
The 20+ federal whistleblower-protection laws OSHA enforces.
whistleblowers.gov - U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Federal employees reporting wrongdoing or retaliation.
osc.gov - FINRA Complaint Center
Complaints about brokers and brokerage firms.
finra.org
Legal help & whistleblower advocates
Independent organizations that educate, connect and defend.
- FeaturedFreedom Counsel
Connects, educates and empowers attorneys, experts and citizens dealing with legal problems caused by government action, corporate misconduct and failures in the system.
freedomcounsel.org - National Whistleblower Center
Whistleblower advocacy, education and attorney referrals.
whistleblowers.org - Government Accountability Project
Nonprofit legal help and advocacy for whistleblowers.
whistleblower.org - Project On Government Oversight (POGO)
Independent watchdog investigating government waste and abuse.
pogo.org
Legal research & case law
Court records, case law, statutes and regulations.
- PACER
Official federal court records. Small per-page fees.
pacer.uscourts.gov - CourtListener
Free opinions, oral arguments and federal dockets (Free Law Project).
courtlistener.com - RECAP Archive
Free copies of PACER documents, with a browser extension.
free.law - Trellis
State trial court research and analytics.
trellis.law - Justia Law
Free case law, codes and regulations for every state.
law.justia.com - Cornell LII
The U.S. Code, CFR, Supreme Court decisions and the Wex legal dictionary.
law.cornell.edu - Google Scholar: Case Law
Search federal and state court opinions (choose "Case law").
scholar.google.com - Congress.gov
Federal bills, laws and the Congressional Record.
congress.gov - eCFR
The current Code of Federal Regulations.
ecfr.gov - Federal Register
New rules, proposed rules and agency notices.
federalregister.gov - GovInfo
Official U.S. government publications (GPO).
govinfo.gov
Find a court
Locate the right court before you file.
- Federal Court Finder
Find a federal court by address or ZIP code.
uscourts.gov - State court structures (NCSC)
National Center for State Courts interactive map of each state's court system.
ncsc.org
Judicial conduct & ethics
How to raise a complaint about a federal judge, and the rules judges follow.
- Federal Judge Complaints: FAQs
Who you can complain about and how.
uscourts.gov - Rules for Judicial Conduct & Disability
The rules, plus complaint forms for each circuit.
uscourts.gov - Judicial Disqualification (FJC, PDF) PDF
Federal Judicial Center analysis of recusal law.
fjc.gov - Judicial Ethics & Codes of Conduct (FJC)
Federal Judicial Center ethics resources.
fjc.gov
FOIA & public records
Request government records.
- FOIA.gov
The official portal for federal Freedom of Information Act requests.
foia.gov - MuckRock
File, track and share public-records requests.
muckrock.com - OGIS: FOIA Ombudsman
Free help settling FOIA disputes with an agency.
archives.gov - NFOIC
National Freedom of Information Coalition. State open-records help.
nfoic.org - USAGM FOIA Reports
U.S. Agency for Global Media FOIA reports.
usagm.gov
Defamation
Time limits matter.
- Defamation Statutes of Limitation: 50 States
A state-by-state table of filing deadlines.
nicholascarroll.com
No links match that filter.