Ernhart and Scarr gained access to the raw data for a day and a half and decided that the statistical analysis of the data was selective and misleading, and they charged Needleman through the National Institute of Health with scientific misconduct.
Ernhart and Scarr gained access to the raw data for a day, after which they had to leave after a federal government lawyer attempted to have them sign a gagging order preventing them from discussing the data in public. The two charged Needleman through the National Institute of Health with scientific misconduct.