## Breadcrumb

-  Justice.gov 
-  Office of Information Policy 
-  FOIA Post 2000-2010 

# FOIA Post 2000-2010

                      -  Facebook 
                      -  X 
                      -  LinkedIn 
                      -  Email 

Archived guidance may be superseded by new developments in the law. Some guidance articles may have direct notices that the guidance has been impacted over time.  For any topic addressed in archived guidance, agencies should consult the most recent resources available, including new decisions, the Department of Justice Guide to the FOIA, and OIP's most recent guidance articles.  If you have a question regarding any topic addressed in archived guidance, please contact OIP's FOIA Counselor Service Line at (202) 514-FOIA (3642). 

**2010**

Summaries of New Decisions -- November 2010     *(posted 12/08/2010)*

Supreme Court Set to Hear Three Cases Involving the FOIA     *(posted 11/24/2010)*

OIP Hosting Second Annual FOIA Requester Roundtable      *(posted 11/18/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- October 2010     *(posted 11/18/2010)*

Guidelines for 2011 Chief FOIA Officer Reports to the Department of Justice Pursuant to Attorney General Holder's FOIA Guidelines     *(posted 11/16/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- September 2010     *(posted 11/02/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- August 2010     *(posted 10/12/2010)*

Upcoming Refresher Training Session -- 2010 Agency Annual FOIA Reports     *(posted 09/23/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- July 2010      *(posted 08/13/2010)*

FOIA Training Opportunities: Fiscal Year 2011     *(posted 08/09/2010)*

Summary of Agency Chief FOIA Officer Reports with Findings and OIP Guidance for Improvement     *(posted 07/29/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- June 2010     *(posted 07/15/2010)*

OIP Guidance: Notifying Requesters of the Mediation Services Offered by OGIS     *(posted 07/09/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- May 2010     *(posted 06/21/2010)*

Upcoming Conference for Chief FOIA Officers and FOIA Professionals      *(posted 06/09/2010)*

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2009     *(posted 06/04/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- April 2010     *(posted 06/01/2010)*

Change of Location for Best Practices Working Group     *(posted 05/19/2010)*

Statutes Found to Qualify under Exemption 3 of the FOIA      *(posted 05/12/2010)*

Change of Date for Best Practices Working Group      *(posted 05/12/2010)*

OIP Convening Two FOIA Working Groups      *(posted 05/04/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- March 2010     *(posted 04/21/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- February 2010     *(posted 04/06/2010)*

Department of Justice Issues 2009 FOIA Litigation and Compliance Report     *(posted 04/02/2010)*

Congressional Hearing on FOIA Held During Sunshine Week     *(posted 04/02/2010)*

Presidential Statement and White House Memorandum on the FOIA Issued During Sunshine Week      *(posted 03/26/2010)*

Congress Passes Amendment to Exemption 3 of the FOIA       *(posted 03/10/2010)*

Attorney General Holder to Speak at Department of Justice Celebration of the First Anniversary of the Attorney General's FOIA Guidelines      *(posted 03/04/2010)*

OIP Guidance: The Importance of Good Communication with FOIA Requesters      *(posted 03/04/2010)*

Dispute Resolution Training for FOIA Public Liaisons      *(posted 03/01/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- January 2010      *(posted 02/19/2010)*

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2010      *(posted 01/22/2010)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- December 2009      *(posted 01/20/2010)*

**2009**

Upcoming Training for Chief FOIA Officers      *(posted 12/17/2009)*

Question and Answer: Chief FOIA Officer Reports      *(posted 12/17/2009)*

Preferred Formats for 2009 Annual FOIA Reports      *(posted 12/17/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions - November 2009      *(posted 12/16/2009)*

Annual FOIA Reports in Machine-Readable Format      *(posted 12/10/2009)*

Statutes Found to Qualify under Exemption 3 of the FOIA      *(posted 12/09/2009)*Note: An updated list can be found on OIP's home page

Summaries of New Decisions -- October 2009      *(posted 11/30/2009)*

Upcoming Training for FOIA Public Liaisons      *(posted 11/06/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- September 2009      *(posted 11/03/2009)*

Office of Government Information Services Is Now Open      *(posted 10/21/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- August 2009      *(posted 10/02/2009)*

Guidelines for Chief FOIA Officer Reports to the Department of Justice Pursuant to Attorney General Holder’s FOIA Guidelines      *(posted 9/30/2009)*

Upcoming Refresher Training Session -- 2009 Agency Annual FOIA Reports      *(posted 9/17/2009)*

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2008      *(posted 8/19/2009, updated 8/24/2009, link inserted 9/23/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- July 2009      *(posted 08/14/2009)*

2009 Edition of the Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act Now Available Online      *(posted 08/10/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- June 2009      *(posted 07/16/2009)*

OIP Hosting Upcoming FOIA Requester Roundtable      *(posted 06/10/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- May 2009      *(posted 06/08/2009)*

2009 Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act - Procedure for Ordering Copies      *(posted 05/18/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- April 2009       *(posted 05/13/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- March 2009       *(posted 04/20/2009)*

OIP Guidance: President Obama's FOIA Memorandum and Attorney General Holder's FOIA Guidelines - Creating a "New Era of Open Government"       *(posted 04/17/2009)*

Upcoming Conference Providing Guidance on President Obama’s and Attorney General Holder's Memoranda on the Freedom of Information Act      *(posted 03/20/2009)*

Attorney General Holder Issues New Guidelines Governing the FOIA      *(posted 03/20/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- February 2009      *(posted 03/12/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- January 2009      *(posted 03/12/2009)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- December 2008      *(posted 03/12/2009)*

Office of Information Policy (OIP)      *(posted 03/11/2009)*

Question and Answer: Annual FOIA Report (Consultations, Response Time and Remands)      *(posted 01/12/2009)*

**2008**

Summaries of New Decisions -- November 2008      *(posted 12/23/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- October 2008      *(posted 11/24/2008)*

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2009       *(posted 11/20/2008)*

OIP Guidance: New Requirement To Route Misdirected FOIA Requests      *(posted 11/18/2008)*

OIP Guidance: New Limitations on Assessing Fees      *(posted 11/18/2008)*

OIP Guidance: New Limitations on Tolling the FOIA's Response Time      *(posted 11/18/2008)*

OIP Guidance: Assigning Tracking Numbers and Providing Status Information for Requests      *(posted 11/18/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- September 2008      *(posted 10/31/2008)*

OIP Guidance: Segregating and Marking Documents for Release in Accordance with the Open Government Act      *(posted 10/23/2008)*

Question and Answer: Annual FOIA Report (Expedited Processing and Fee Waiver Requests)      *(posted 10/07/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- August 2008      *(posted 09/17/2008)*

Treatment of Agency Records Maintained For an Agency By a Government Contractor for Purposes of Records Management      *(posted 9/09/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- July 2008      *(posted 08/21/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- June 2008      *(posted 07/21/2008)*

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for FY 2007      *(posted 07/01/2008)*

Guidance on Preparing Backlog Reduction Plans      *(posted 06/27/2008)*

Guidance on Submitting Certification of Agency Compliance with FOIA's Reading Room Requirements      *(posted 06/27/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- May 2008      *(posted 06/16/2008)*

Department of Justice Issues New Annual FOIA Report Guidance      *(posted 05/22/2008)*

2008 Guidelines for Agency Preparation of Annual FOIA Reports      *(posted 05/22/2008; supplemented 10/16/2008 (Section VIII))*

Summaries of New Decisions -- April 2008      *(posted 05/12/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- March 2008      *(posted 4/07/2008)*

Missouri District Court Issues Ruling on Attorney Fees Provision of OPEN Government Act      *(posted 3/27/2008)*

Celebrating James Madison and the Freedom of Information Act      *(posted 3/13/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- February 2008      *(posted 3/06/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- January 2008      *(posted 2/25/2008)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- December 2007      *(posted 1/24/2008)*

Congress Passes Amendments to the FOIA      *(posted 1/09/2008)*

**2007**

Summaries of New Decisions -- November 2007      *(posted 12/21/2007)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- October 2007      *(posted 11/27/2007)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- September 2007      *(posted 11/16/2007)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- August 2007      *(posted 10/17/2007)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- July 2007      *(posted 10/11/2007)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- June 2007      *(posted 9/27/2007)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- May 2007      *(posted 9/21/2007)*

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2006      *(posted 9/14/2007)*

Summaries of New Decisions -- April 2007      *(posted 9/10/2007)*

Guidance on Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010      *(posted 9/7/2007)*

New FOIA Post Feature -- Summaries of New Decisions in FOIA Cases      *(posted 9/4/2007)*

**2006**

FOIA Counselor Q&A      *(posted 1/24/06)*

**2005**

Treatment of Unit Prices After*McDonnell Douglas v. Air Force*      *(posted 9/8/05)*

**2004**

The Limits of Agency Translation Obligations Under the FOIA      *(posted 12/1/04)*

The Use of Contractors in FOIA Administration      *(posted 9/30/04)*

Use of "Cut-Off" Dates for FOIA Searches      *(posted 5/6/04)*

Supreme Court Rules for "Survivor Privacy" in *Favish*      *(posted 4/9/04)*

**2003**

Agencies Rely on Wide Range of Exemption 3 Statutes      *(posted 12/16/03)*

*FOIA Counselor Q&A:*   "Frequently Requested" Records      *(posted 7/25/03)*

Supreme Court Vacates and Remands in ATF Database Case      *(posted 3/25/03)*

Homeland Security Law Contains New Exemption 3 Statute      *(posted 1/27/03)*

**2002**

FOIA Amended by Intelligence Authorization Act      *(posted 12/23/02)*

New *McDonnell Douglas* Opinion Aids Unit Price Decisionmaking      *(posted 10/4/02)*

NTIS:   An Available Means of Record Disclosure      *(posted 8/30/02; supplemented 9/23/02)*

Treatment of Unit Prices Under Exemption 4      *(posted 5/29/02)*

**2001**

Supreme Court Declines to Review Waiver Case      *(posted 8/7/01)*

Supreme Court Rules in Exemption 5 Case      *(posted 4/4/01)*

Other issues of FOIA Post are available in the Archive section of the Department website.