A public-interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption has filed three Freedom of Information Act lawsuits seeking documents related to the controversial community activist organization ACORN.

Judicial Watch wants the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Labor, and the parent company of AmeriCorps -- the Corporation for National and Community Finance -- to turn over documents related to their relationships with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Spokesman Chris Farrell says Judicial Watch is concerned that ACORN has basically served as an agent of the federal government in doling out housing funds....