Category Archives: conflict of interest laws
“The Emoluments Clause (with Seth Barrett Tillman)”
“Just when you thought the Trump ethics disaster couldn’t get worse, it did”
“Trump’s Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it”
Manu Raju for CNN.
“Trump aide Reince Priebus warns ethics chief to ‘be careful’”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff warned the director of the Office of Government Ethics on Sunday to “be careful” about criticizing Trump’s handling of his business conflicts.
“Government Ethics Leader Calls Trump’s Plan to Avoid Conflicts Inadequate”
NYT:
Just hours after President-elect Donald J. Trump said he would not sell his vast business empire and would instead hand it over to a trust controlled by his two oldest sons, the government’s top ethics monitor said his plan… Continue reading
Two Views on President Elect Trump and the Emoluments Clause
White Paper from his lawyers at Morgan Lewis
Scholars talking to Ryan Lizza
“We were ethics lawyers for Bush and Obama. Trump’s cabinet hearings must be delayed”
Eisen and Painter in the Guardian.
“When Lawyers (Surprise!) Disagree: Sorting out the Nepotism Issue”
“Some misgivings about the Foreign Emoluments Clause arguments”
Will Baude:
Even if you are satisfied that Trump is likely to violate one of the emoluments clauses, the arguments are technical, and the answers are not completely obvious. To argue against Trump’s behavior on those grounds is, I fear,… Continue reading
“The Law-or-Ethics Question for Congressional Ethics”
“Senate Confirmation Hearings to Begin Without All Background Checks”
NYT:
In a letter to Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the head of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter M. Shaub Jr., said on Friday that “the announced hearing schedule for several nominees who… Continue reading
“Scalia, Trump, Tillman and the Foreign Emoluments Clause”
Read Mike Stern at Point of Order.
“Drain the Swamp: Conflicts of Interest, Lobbying, and Corruption Solutions to Restore Trust in Government that Works for Americans”
Release:
Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report to address the threats to representative self-government inherent in special interest lobbying, revolving door politics, corruption of public service, and lax ethics and contracting oversight, as well as the… Continue reading