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Legal Services Corporation
Most recent quarterly backlog
1
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
17
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
-47%
FY2010 → FY2024 (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2024)
Annual backlog, FY2010–FY2024
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2024). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY10: 32
FY12: 0
FY14: 0
FY16: 3
FY18: 4
FY20: 1
FY22: 2
FY24: 17
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 21 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
Backlog
1
Received per quarter
3
Processed per quarter
5
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
Days pending counts forward from the day the request was received. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2023-10-25 | 239 | 0.7 |
| #2 | 2023-11-04 | 232 | 0.6 |
| #3 | 2023-11-10 | 227 | 0.6 |
| #4 | 2024-01-26 | 172 | 0.5 |
| #5 | 2024-01-26 | 172 | 0.5 |
| #6 | 2024-01-27 | 172 | 0.5 |
| #7 | 2024-02-27 | 150 | 0.4 |
| #8 | 2024-03-19 | 135 | 0.4 |
| #9 | 2024-03-23 | 132 | 0.4 |
| #10 | 2024-04-04 | 123 | 0.3 |
Exemption invocations, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
Full-time employees
0
Equivalent FTE
0.8
Total FTE
0.8
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 68 | 56 | 17 |
| FY2023 | 29 | 22 | 9 |
| FY2022 | 27 | 29 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 25 | 22 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 22 | 26 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 44 | 47 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 48 | 51 | 3 |
| FY2015 | 54 | 49 | 6 |
| FY2014 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 34 | 66 | 0 |
| FY2010 | 35 | 10 | 32 |
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