by John A. Jenkins | Oct 29, 2025 | DOD, DOJ, FOIA, Politics
FOIAengine: A Paper Trail of Forewarnings When the Justice Department unsealed its indictment of John R. Bolton two weeks ago, it wasn’t the first time his name had surfaced in government files. Long before prosecutors accused the former national security adviser and...
by John A. Jenkins | Oct 1, 2025 | FOIA, Politics, SEC
FOIAengine: How Obscure MMTLP Became a Cause Célèbre At the Securities and Exchange Commission, the inbox has been filling up with hundreds of near-identical Freedom of Information Act requests about a little-known company called Meta Materials, Inc., whose stock...
by John A. Jenkins | Sep 17, 2025 | Fed, FOIA, Politics, Treasury
FOIAengine Highlights the Latest Media and Watchdog Requests The latest batch of Freedom of Information Act requests to the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board offers a window into what journalists, watchdog groups, and political operatives think is worth...
by John A. Jenkins | Sep 3, 2025 | FOIA, Hedge Funds, News Media, Politics, SEC
FOIAengine: Wall Street Journal Seeking SEC Emails and Texts Involving the Trump-Affiliated Venture Capital Firm The Wall Street Journal is pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission for records involving Trump-affiliated 1789 Capital – a timely request after a...
by John A. Jenkins | Aug 13, 2025 | Education, FOIA, Litigation, Politics
FOIAengine Explores a Courtroom Sideshow in SFFA v. Harvard Amid the sprawling, years-long litigation in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard that ultimately reshaped the legal landscape for affirmative action in college admissions, a little-noticed courtroom...