Below is a list of past legal cases that pertain to the implementation and interpretation of the FOIA statute.
- Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson, 422 U.S. 255 (1975)
- Baldridge v. Shapiro, 455 U.S. 345 (1982)
- Chrysler Corporation v. Brown, 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
- Department of the Air Force v. Rose, 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
- Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Association, 532 U.S. 1 (2001)
- Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 489 U.S. 749 (1989)
- Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts, 492 U.S. 136 (1989)
- Department of State v. Ray, 502 U.S. 164 (1991)
- Department of State v. Washington Post, 456 U.S. 595 (1982)
- Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink, 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Abramson, 456 U.S. 615 (1982)
- Federal Open Market Committee v. Merrill, 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
- Forsham v. Harris, 445 U.S. 169 (1980)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier, 462 U.S. 19 (1983)
- Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation v. Renegotiation Board, 421 U.S. 168 (1975)
- GTE Sylvania v. Consumers Union, 445 U.S. 375 (1980)
- Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 445 U.S. 136 (1980)
- National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish, 541 U.S. 157 (2003)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
- Sims v. Central Intelligence Agency, 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
- Taylor v. Sturgell, 128 S.Ct. 2161 (2008)
- United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp., 465 U.S. 792 (1984)