Category Archives: conflict of interest laws
“Top Ethics Officer Challenges Trump Over Secret Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists”
NYT:
The federal government’s top ethics officer is challenging the Trump administration’s issuance of secret waivers that allow former lobbyists to handle matters they recently worked on, setting up a confrontation between the ethics office and President Trump.
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“Two plaintiffs join suit against Trump, alleging breach of emoluments clause”
WaPo:
Two new plaintiffs — an association of restaurants and restaurant workers, and a woman who books banquet halls for two D.C. hotels — plan to join a lawsuit alleging that President Trump has violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause because… Continue reading
“The Risks of Privatizing The Enforcement of Government Ethics–During and After the Trump Administration”
“Trump aide accused of Hatch Act violation after urging Amash primary challenge”
Politico:
A senior adviser to President Donald Trump on Saturday urged a primary challenge against a House Freedom Caucus member, prompting charges that he may have violated federal law against using his official position to sway an election campaign.
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White House Social Media Director, Who May Have Violated Hatch Act with Anti-Rep. Amash Tweets, Spurns “Ethics Lawyers”
“Ethics Issues and Resolutions: The Conway Case”
Bob Bauer, a former White House Counsel, on what the message to Kellyane Conway from the White House Counsel’s office should have said.
Ethics, Money, & Politics Conference March 24 in St. Louis
Looking forward to participating in this event put on by the Center for Ethics in Public Life at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
“Trump’s Get-Rich-Quick Presidency”
“Not Buying It, Ivanka”
“Trump’s Watered-Down Ethics Rules Let a Lobbyist Help Run an Agency He Lobbied”
Justin Elliott for ProPublica.
“Trump ethics rules curtail lobbyists, while also loosening some Obama restrictions”
Matea Gold for WaPo:
President Trump on Saturday signed a far-reaching ethics policy that will make it harder for administration appointees to profit off their time in government as lobbyists, while also carving out loopholes that government watchdogs said will… Continue reading