---
title: "Compare the release set with the decision's document list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/check-the-release-copy-against-the-decision-before-documents-leave-the-a/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A31-X20260927-6-US"
practice_area: "Administrative & Public Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Compare the release set with the decision's document list

> Match file names in the proposed release set to file names on the decision list. Flag a release file that is not on the list, and a file the decision marks as withheld that is in the release set.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/check-the-release-copy-against-the-decision-before-documents-leave-the-a/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Administrative & Public Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Match file names in the proposed release set to file names on the decision list. Flag a release file that is not on the list, and a file the decision marks as withheld that is in the release set. Write no sentence of the release letter. |
| What the lawyer must review | 5 U.S.C. § 552 is the Freedom of Information Act. What leaves the agency is the decision you make under that statute. The comparison is a file-name check. It does not decide an exemption. You look at every flagged file before anything is sent. Formal Opinion 512 requires review of the match. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check the release copy against the decision before documents leave the agency](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/check-the-release-copy-against-the-decision-before-documents-leave-the-a.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Match file names in the proposed release set to file names on the decision list. Flag a release file that is not on the list, and a file the decision marks as withheld that is in the release set. Write no sentence of the release letter.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A file-name match is not a finding that the contents are the same. Open the document.
- A state public-records statute was not opened. Do not use the federal list for a state agency.

## Sources

- [5 U.S.C. § 552, Freedom of Information Act](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/552) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*