R. Jeffrey SmithCenter for Public IntegrityWebsitewww.publicintegrity.orgConnectEmail202-466-1300 Professional Biography R. Jeffrey Smith is a reporter for iWatch News. More Legal and Business Bylines From R. Jeffrey Smith Democratic Platform Offers Hints at how Obama Would Handle Defense in Second Term - (Posted On Thursday, September 06, 2012) Are Nuclear Weapons Contractors’ Millions in Campaign Contributions Buying Favors? - (Posted On Sunday, June 10, 2012) Former U.S. Nuclear Commander Startles with Proposal to Cut Weapons Arsenal by 80% - (Posted On Saturday, May 19, 2012) Defense cuts widely supported: Young, old, Republicans, Democrats, men, women all say they favor whopping reductions in military spending. - (Posted On Friday, May 11, 2012) Pentagon Failed to Protect Whistleblowers - (Posted On Tuesday, May 08, 2012) Hiding at the Back of the Budget Book: Defense Department's 2013 budget - (Posted On Friday, March 16, 2012) Sending Troops Home Could Pave Way for More Non-Competitive Defense Contracting - (Posted On Saturday, October 22, 2011) Current Legal Analysis Navigating the Termination of CHNV Parole Programs: Insights on I-9 Reverification and INA Compliance for Employers by: Ian R. Macdonald PTAB Discretion in Flux: Lessons from Stellar LLC v. Motorola Solutions Inc. by: Suni Sukduang , Ryan M. Murphy Environmental YIR: 2024 Regulatory Legacies and Impacts by: Olivier F. Theard , Louise Dyble In Landmark Ruling, Eastern District of Texas Strikes Down FDA’s Final Rule Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests by: Michael M. Gaba , Chad A. Landmon New Mexico Bills Would Expand Protections for Medical Marijuana and Allow Use of Medical Psilocybin by: M. Tae Phillips , David R. Kuhnz Why Reporting Accounting Fraud Will Lead to Future SEC Whistleblower Awards by: Jason Zuckerman , Matthew Stock Delaware Enacts Sweeping Changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law by: John P. Stigi III , Eugene Choi Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Negates Ruling on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage by: Jeff S. Mayes , Tiffany Cox Stacy Strengthening Government Fraud Enforcement: Administrative False Claims Act Provides Agencies Tool to Bring Fraud Claims by: T. Scott Kelly , Christina R. Pantazis United States: House Committee on Financial Services Urges the SEC to Withdraw Final and Proposed Rules by: Lance C. Dial , Donela M. Qirjazi DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification Implements Program to Delete FLAG Cases Older Than Five Years by: Marquita L. Capers , Daniel J. Ruemenapp Split D.C. Circuit Panel Rules Trump Can Remove Wilcox from NLRB – NLRB to Stay Without a Quorum by: Matthew J. Netti , Keahn N. Morris The Supreme Court Finds An Income Tax Statute Unconstitutional – Pollock v. Farmers Loan and Trust Co. 158 U.S. 601 (1895) by: Jeffrey Kluger CFTC Withdraws Pair of Advisories on Heightened Review Approach to Digital Asset Derivatives [Video] by: Daniel J. Davis FTC Alleges Fintech Cleo AI Deceived Consumers by: Timothy A. Butler , Matthew M. White Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 2 2025 How Employers Can Prepare for Immigration Audits and Visits Apr 3 2025 Defense Counsel: Obligations to Insured Clients and Insurers Apr 3 2025 Defense Counsel: Obligations to Insured Clients and Insurers Print