Category Archives: conflict of interest laws
“House Rules on Employment Negotiations and Recusal: the Case of Representative Cardoza”
Michael Stern blogs.
“Rep. Dennis Cardoza was negotiating new job for weeks”
Politico: “Rep. Dennis Cardoza entered into serious negotiations for his new job with a California law firm two weeks before his sudden resignation from Congress, POLITICO has learned. Cardoza, who Tuesday said he was quitting Congress, filed paperwork with… Continue reading
From Member of Congress to Lobbyist in One Day
“Former Gov. Don Siegelman sentenced to 78 months in prison”
The Birmingham News reports.
“Ethics panel says Rep. Laura Richardson broke federal law, obstructed probe”
WaPo reports.
“Election official could be pivotal in battleground Colorado”
Must-read Tom Curry story for NBC News: “Scott Gessler isn’t a household name in national politics, but could become famous in a hurry, just as Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris did during the 2000 presidential recount.”
Judge Myron Thompson Analyzes When Campaign Contributions Can Be Bribes
For those interested in the subject, this opinion is likely to be very influential.
“Tandem press briefings”
Politico: “President Barack Obama’s White House is taking a new approach to straddling the tricky legal line between governing and campaigning: the tandem press briefing. Starting last week, Obama for America traveling press secretary Jen Psaki joined White House… Continue reading
“Shelley Berkley faces formal ethics investigation”
WaPo: “The House Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to launch a formal investigation into allegations that Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) used her position to benefit the financial interests of her husband — a blow to her candidacy in one… Continue reading
“Members of Congress Trade in Companies While Making Laws That Affect Those Same Firms”
The Washington Post reports here that: “One-hundred-thirty members of Congress or their families have traded stocks collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars in companies lobbying on bills that came before their committees, a practice that is permitted under current… Continue reading
“Ethics Case Against Congresswoman to Resume”
NYT: “Leaders of the House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that they would move ahead with a long-delayed inquiry into allegations of impropriety by Representative Maxine Waters after concluding that committee missteps had not denied Ms. Waters a fair hearing in… Continue reading
“Sen. Tom Coburn admonished for helping former John Ensign aide”
WaPo: “The ethics panel focused its ‘qualified admonition’ on Coburn for his role in helping Hampton’s work as a lobbyist during the one-year period after leaving Ensign’s office, when he was still legally forbidden from lobbying the Senate.”