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 A RECIPE FOR A LAWSUIT?: Crumbl Hit With TCPA Lawsuit by: Tori Guidry NOT SO STYLISH?: Michael Kors Faces TCPA Class Action by: Tori Guidry The Shifting Nature of the PFAS Regulatory Landscape by: Logan M. Glasenapp BURGER BUST: Wendy’s Sued in TCPA Class Action in Louisiana Over Promotional Texts to Consumer on DNC List by: Eric J. Troutman Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report June 2025 by: Thomas B. Shepherd III , Christopher S. Pace Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Unripe Challenges to and Upholds Enforcement of Advance Notice Bylaws by: Alexandra Clark Layfield , Alexander N. Breckinridge, V NIL Rules Apply to High School Athletes! Well, Almost by: Robert J. Romano, JD, LL.M Washington State Scales Up Paid Family and Medical Leave Law by: Sherry L. Talton , Zachary V. Zagger HUGE FCC MOVE: “Protecting our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control” Likely to Be Published Tomorrow by: Eric J. Troutman House Appropriations Committee Releases FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman HIGH STAKES: Attorney May Face Discipline–Even Disbarment– For Shoddy Work Defending TCPA Suit by: Eric J. Troutman USDA Approves SNAP Waivers in Additional States by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman FDA Commissioner Outlines Priorities in JAMA Article by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Understanding the Federal Reconciliation Bill’s Implications for MCO Tax Structure by: Adam Herbst California District Court Partially Enjoins Application of DEI and “Gender Ideology” Executive Orders Against Coalition of LGBTQIA+ Nonprofit Organizations by: Maria A. Gomez Upcoming Events Jun 23 2025 The First 100 Days and Beyond Under the New Administration | Session 7: Changing Landscape of Federal and State Financial Services Regulation Jun 24 2025 2025 Special Assets Summer School Webinar: Agricultural Borrowers and Problem Loans Jun 24 2025 Proposition 65 Short-Form Warning Requirements and Compliance Strategies Jun 25 2025 TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later Print
