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Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch is a United States-based organization that claims to be an unbiased watch dog. However, it has often been accused of having a right-wing/conservative agenda. The group claims it monitors the Judicial branch of the United States government for corruption, and what it views as un-constitutional behavior. However, the group has been accused various times of using courts and judges as a weapon with which to attack left-wing politicians and government officials. It has also been accused of attacking the Judiciary whenever the courts attempt to enforce a Judiciary point of view which could be construed as supporting left-wing politics. Although at one point Judicial Watch was a watch dog group that was held in high public regard, it is now generally viewed by the public as a Conservative front organization attempting to pursue an openly right-wing agenda and supporting the United States Republican party, going so far as to speak out on issues that go beyond its traditional Judiciary boundaries.

The Judicial Watch web page contains detailed information on current litigation matters. The vast majority of this litigation relates to legal challenges against Bill Clinton-era government officials and Democratic Party challengers to the George W. Bush Administration.

Funding

In 2002, Judicial Watch received $1.1 million from The Carthage Foundation and a further $400,000 from the Sarah Scaife Foundation . The year before the Scaife Foundation had given $1.35 million and Carthage $500,000.

In all, between 1997 and 2002 Judicial Watch received $7,069,500 (unadjusted for inflation) in 19 grants from a handful of foundations. The bulk of this funding came from just three foundations – the Sarah Scaife Foundation, The Carthage Foundation and the John M. Olin Foundation , Inc. [1]

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