Category Archives: conflict of interest laws

Bauer on Presidents and Conflicts of Interest

November 28, 2016, 5:45 amconflict of interest lawsDan Tokaji

MSMHL: “There is evidence that the norms may be fading and that, in the matters of gifts and the release of tax information, reliance on presidential discretion is not enough. So the time appears to have arrived to give… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s Business Dealings Test a Constitutional Limit”

November 22, 2016, 8:41 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT: “Emolument” means compensation for labor or services. And the clause says that “no person holding any office of profit or trust” shall “accept of any present, emolument, office or title, of any kind whatever, from… Continue reading

“Indian Business Partners Hope to Exploit Their Ties to Donald Trump”

November 21, 2016, 6:55 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

NYT: Since Donald J. Trump won the presidency, they have celebrated the growth that Mr. Trump’s win could bring to their brand, even flying to New York last week to meet with the president-elect and his family as he was… Continue reading

“Trump Must Divest Himself of All Business Holdings”

November 17, 2016, 10:34 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Letter from reform groups and individuals.

“Drain the Swamp, Indeed: Ethics Reform and the Next Administration”

November 17, 2016, 7:38 amconflict of interest laws, lobbyingRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy oped.

“Donald Trump’s Far-Flung Holdings Raise Potential for Conflicts of Interest”

November 15, 2016, 7:51 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

NYT A1.

“These Officials Help Write Ballot Questions. Companies Write Them Checks.”

November 4, 2016, 7:20 amcampaigns, conflict of interest laws, election administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Big-money corporate lobbying has reached into one of the most obscure corners of state government: the offices of secretaries of state, the people charged with running elections impartially. The targeting of secretaries of state with campaign donations, corporate-funded weekend… Continue reading

Richard Painter, GW Bush Ethics Czar, Files Hatch Act Complaint Against FBI

October 30, 2016, 9:23 amcampaigns, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

Painter in the NYT opinion section: But it would be highly improper, and an abuse of power, for the F.B.I. to conduct such an investigation in the public eye, particularly on the eve of the election. It would be an… Continue reading

“When questioned, Bayh camp failed to reveal Apollo meetings”

October 11, 2016, 8:00 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

IndyStar: Evan Bayh met several times with executives from a future employer during his final months in the U.S. Senate — a direct contradiction of what his campaign has said in recent weeks. Bayh landed a lucrative job with private… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court Is Being Hypocritical”

October 11, 2016, 7:49 amconflict of interest laws, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Gabe Roth NYT oped: So went another case in what I call the court’s self-referential docket. Each year, the justices hear a handful of suits that have parallels with how they act as stewards of their institution. But instead of… Continue reading

“Donald Trump Often Made Donations to State Attorneys General Reviewing His Business”

October 6, 2016, 7:09 amcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

“Trump’s unusual conflict: Millions in debts to German bank now facing federal fines”

September 30, 2016, 12:45 pmcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

WonkBlog: Federal regulators are seeking a $14 billion fine from Deutsche Bank, Trump’s top lender, to settle claims that the bank issued toxic mortgages amid the housing crisis. German media have suggested the bank has sought a state bailout… Continue reading

“From Russia With Trump: A Political Conflict Zone”

September 25, 2016, 10:57 amcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

ABC News investigative report: Donald Trump and his children have for years promoted themselves and their real estate opportunities in Russia and other former Soviet states, and ethics experts say if he is elected President the get-tough U.S. sanctions against… Continue reading