Category Archives: conflict of interest laws
“Possible Conflict at Heart of Clinton Foundation”
Al Hunt:
The Clintons have been targeted by accusations of wrongdoing from Whitewater to Benghazi. There also are self-inflicted wounds: President Bill Clinton’s dalliance with Monica Lewinsky and Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers while… Continue reading
“Office of Congressional Ethics Cites Possible Violations by Alan Grayson”
NYT:
Representative Alan Grayson, Democrat of Florida, may have improperly used his House office and staff to handle personal financial matters involving a family-run hedge fund as well as political activities related to his bid for the United States Senate,… Continue reading
“JoAnne Kloppenburg stayed on case involving group that opposed her”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
In her two bids for the state Supreme Court, JoAnne Kloppenburg has criticized as too weak an ethics rule that says political spending on its own isn’t enough to force a judge off a case.
But as an… Continue reading
“As Bondi endorses Trump, past political contribution comes under fire”
Politico:
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi made a surprise endorsement of Donald Trump on Monday, only to run into criticism over the way her office examined fraud claims against Trump University after the New York billionaire contributed money to… Continue reading
“Scalia Took Dozens of Trips Funded by Private Sponsors”
Eric Lipton for the NYT:
When Justice Scalia died two weeks ago, he was staying, again for free, at a West Texas hunting lodge owned by a businessman whose company had recently had a matter before the Supreme Court.… Continue reading
“Why Justice Scalia was staying for free at a Texas resort”
Albany Again Shows It is Clueless on Corruption”
In Missouri, Sex (With Lobbyists) Might Be a “Gift”
“How Obama failed to shut Washington’s revolving door”
Josh Gerstein with this year’s most important piece on lobbying:
The vow of a novice Chicago senator to freeze out lobbyists and nail shut the revolving door was no throwaway line in Barack Obama’s stump speech. It was central to… Continue reading
“Harry Reid Directly Solicited Contribution From Private Equity Giant Before Controversial Rider”
HuffPost:
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy argued that legalizing unlimited election giving to groups such as super PACs would have no corrupting effect on democracy because PACs are independent from the candidates. Luckily for Kennedy, he was not among… Continue reading
“Political Intelligence Firm Fined $375,000, Underscoring Need to Tailor Insider Trading Policies to Interactions with Government”
“Tighter Lid on Records Threatens to Weaken Government Watchdogs”
What happened to the Obama administration’s commitment to be the most transparent Administration? Not looking good. NYT:
The continuing Honduran inquiry is one of at least 20 investigations across the government that have been slowed, stymied or sometimes closed… Continue reading