by Randy E. Miller | Nov 20, 2024 | FOIA, FTC, News Media
FOIAengine: News Media Seeks Records from Consumer Sentinel Network New research from PoliScio Analytics demonstrates how journalists use Freedom of Information Act requests to the Federal Trade Commission to uncover bad news about companies and individuals. The FTC...
by John A. Jenkins | Nov 6, 2024 | FDA, FOIA
FOIAengine: Media Requests Signaled Issues for a “Party Drug” Going Mainstream With 153 clinical trials to assess whether the party drug known as Ecstasy can help patients suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, optimism was high earlier this summer among...
by John A. Jenkins | Oct 31, 2024 | FDA, FOIA, Law Firms, Litigation
FOIAengine: Hundreds of Requests About FDA’s Tobacco Regulation With cigarette makers battling for market dominance in a “smoke-free future,” legal and marketing battles are raging – and recent Freedom of Information Act requests may signal what’s coming next. Womble...
by Randy E. Miller | Oct 24, 2024 | FDA, FOIA, Law Firms, Litigation
FOIAengine: Questions from Siri & Glimstad Point to Possible Litigation Does radiation from cell phones and cell towers affect human health? There has long been controversy around this question, which the federal government has tried to put to rest by issuing...
by John A. Jenkins | Oct 10, 2024 | FOIA, Politics
FOIAengine: How the Project 2025 Personnel Database Gets Built As the presidential election nears, we’ve been tracking the opposition-research strategies of both major parties. Last week, we examined recent Freedom of Information Act requests from the Democratic...
by John A. Jenkins | Oct 3, 2024 | FOIA, Politics
FOIAengine: Latest Requests About Vance Target More Companies The Democratic National Committee’s latest Freedom of Information Act requests reveal an expanded effort to dig up details about possible federal investigations into various companies associated with...
