PREAMBLE TO LISTS OF
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CASES

The lists of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases which follow include:

List of Freedom of Information Act Cases Received in 1988;

List of Freedom of Information Act Cases in Which a Decision Was Rendered in 1988, Including the Disposition of Each Such Case, the Exemptions Involved, and the Fees and Costs Awarded, if any;

1988 Addendum to the 1987 Annual Report List of Freedom of Information Act Cases In Which a Decision Was Rendered in 1987

1988 Addendum to the 1986 Annual Report List of Freedom of Information Act Cases In Which a Decision Was Rendered in 1986

1988 Addendum to the 1985 Annual Report List of Freedom of Information Act Cases In Which a Decision Was Rendered in 1985

The attorneys' fees and costs listed with the cases in which a decision was rendered in 1988 reflect amounts paid to the plaintiffs unless otherwise indicated. In addition, this list of cases may include cases also listed on previous annual reports. For example, a case initially decided in 1987 but appealed and affirmed in 1988 would be found on the list of cases in which a decision was rendered in 1987 (the 1987 Annual Report) and on the list of cases in which a decision was rendered in 1988 (the 1988 Annual Report).

The lists do not include "reverse" FOIA cases. They do include cases involving the National Labor Relations Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, all of which, by statutory authority or agreement with the Attorney General, handle FOIA cases in which they are the defendant.

Addenda are also included each year to report cases that were not reported to the Civil Division in the year in which the judgment was rendered.


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