FOIA allows individuals to sue for information when records are withheld.

Evidence

FOIA’s legal right of action to sue (or threaten to sue) for information disclosure when records are withheld remains essential for ensuring access to data of public import until other mechanisms are put in place to mandate open data disclosures. … The significance of the decision is that the IRS now makes all electronically filed nonprofit tax returns digitally downloadable as open data. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 1041

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 1041
• XREF: connects to: Recent judicial decisions enable broader application of FOIA exemptions.; FOIA litigation is required to document state surveillance. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 1295

Library Connections

• Recent judicial decisions enable broader application of FOIA exemptions. #complicates (0.75)