Comprehensive guide to Freedom Of Information Act Foia cases, courts, and legal analysis.
McNutt v. US Dept of Justice, decided by Fifth Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a Freedom of Information Act...
Commonwealth of Mass. v. National Institutes of Health, decided by First Circuit on January 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a...
Yanping Chen v. FBI, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Yanping Chen, sued the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking r...
In re: Sealed Case, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's decision to quash a subpoena issued by a special c...
J.G.G. v. Donald Trump, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, J.G.G., sought to compel the release of records from the National Archives and R...
J.G.G. v. Donald Trump, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 8, 2025, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The plaintiff, J.G.G., sought to compel the release of records from the National Archives and Record...
J.G.G. v. Donald Trump, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 8, 2025, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The plaintiff, J.G.G., sought to compel the release of records from the National Archives and Record...
Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) su...
Michael Muir v. DHS, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) properly withheld documents rela...
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs v. DOJ, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Righ...
J.G.G. v. Donald Trump, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The plaintiff, J.G.G., sought to compel the release of records related to former President Trump's bu...
In re: Sealed Case, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's decision to quash a subpoena issued by a special couns...
Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, Inc. v. DOJ, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability...
Tobias Jones v. United States Secret Service, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tobias Jones, sued the United States Secret Service under th...
In re: United States of America, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the government's appeal of a district court's order compelling...
Lobo v. DOJ, decided by Federal Circuit on June 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) properly denied a Freedom of Information Act (FO...
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Donald Trump, decided by D.C. Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Learning Resources, Inc., sought to compel the release of certain...
Sotir Libarov v. ICE, decided by Seventh Circuit on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit reviewed ICE's denial of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for reco...
Roger Hall v. CIA, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Roger Hall, sought to compel the CIA to release records related to his deceased father...
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