Prisology, Inc. v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:

Prisology, Inc., a nonprofit organization devoted to criminal justice reform brought an action claiming that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had not complied with 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The district court dismissed the complaint on the ground that Prisology lacked standing.

Section 552(a)(2) requires federal agencies to make the following types of records electronically available to the public:

(A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases;

(B) those…