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FOIA Backlogs Explained: Your Legal Rights Against Government Delays

#FOIA #FreedomOfInformationAct #AdministrativeLaw Dive deep into the persistent and intractable problem of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) backlogs and agency delays. This presentation by Professor Stevenson, for his Administrative Law course, explores why FOIA compliance often fails to meet statutory deadlines, with average processing times for even simple requests doubling the legal limit. Discover the true scale of the problem, including over 200,000 FOIA requests pending past their deadline at the time of annual reporting, and insights into extreme cases like a 25-year-old FOIA request. While the federal government receives over a million FOIA requests some years, less than 3% come from reporters or journalists, with two-thirds being "first-person" requests. In this brief presentation, I break down your legal rights when facing non-response. Learn about the requirement for administrative appeals for "adverse determination" and the 20-business-day resolution period. Understand the pivotal concept of "deemed exhaustion" of administrative remedies, which entitles a requester to bring suit in federal court on day twenty-one if no response is received. I also discuss the common practice of requesters often waiting many months and following up multiple times before resorting to litigation, despite their clear legal right to sue earlier. This video should be useful for U.S. law students, practicing lawyers, legal professionals, and anyone interested in government transparency, administrative law, public information access, and litigation strategies related to federal agencies. #LegalRights #GovernmentTransparency #adminlaw