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The Washington Free Beacon
January 6, 2016

FOIA Lawsuits Hit Record High in 2015
By Joe Schoffstall


The amount of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits brought forth against the government has soared under President Obama, hitting a record high in 2015. According to a new study released Tuesday by the FOIA Project, a research organization based at the University of Syracuse, a total of 498 FOIA lawsuits were filed in 2015–an increase from the previous record high of 421 lawsuits in 2014. Throughout Obama’s presidency to date, a total of 2,609 lawsuits have been filed seeking suppressed, redacted, or withheld information from the government.


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