“More freedom of information lawsuits were brought against the federal government in fiscal year 2014 than in any year since at least 2001, according to a new analysis of court records by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). A total of 422 Freedom of Information Act suits were filed in federal district court last year compared with 372 in FY 2013 and 387 in FY 2005, the next highest year since 2001. The Justice Department and its suborganizations were the most frequently sued federal entities in 2014, while the conservative research organization Judicial Watch brought the most suits. In fact, Judicial Watch filed more lawsuits last year than every news organization combined. For the full report – click here. For the newly updated interactive FOIA Lawsuit data tool, click here. The FOIA Project works to document instances of improper withholding of government records with the goal of ending the practice. Among its free public offerings is a searchable database of every FOIA lawsuit filed against the government since the start of fiscal year 2001, totaling more than 22,127 court documents from 6,140 district and appellate court cases. To search for cases, go here.”