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FOIA News: FOIA Project looks at litigation trends

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December 2019 FOIA Litigation with Five-Year Monthly Trends

By Staff, FOIA Project, Jan. 21, 2020

During the month of December 2019 federal district courts saw a total of 52 new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed under 5 U.S.C. 552. To place this number in perspective, 52 new filings compares with a monthly average of 73 filings during the last 12 months. This month’s total brought overall FOIA filings on an annual basis for these last 12 months to 880.

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