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FDA whistleblowers claim e-mails deleted illegally

The National Whistleblowers Center and six current and former employees from the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Service are preparing to sue the federal agencies for deleting e-mails and withholding records. The employees are alleging that they reported problems to the agencies including pressure to reverse a decision about the safety of a medical device and were punished for the reports. To document their case, the employees are seeking

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Kentucky federal judge rules for and against tobacco companies

U.S. District Judge Joseph McKinley, Jr. ruled that the government could not ban tobacco companies’  use of color in text and illustration on labels and in advertising. The judge also found unconstitutional restrictions on statements about the safety of tobacco products but upheld the ban on certain marketing tactics aimed at youth. -DB First Amendment Law Prof Blog January 6, 2010 By Josie F. Brown Yesterday in Kentucky U.S. District Judge Joseph McKinley, Jr. ruled

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