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This document was released to the public as a result of a CLC FOIA Request. It contains a letter sent from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about the authority OGE has to investigate ethics violations.
This document was released to the public as a result of a CLC FOIA Request. It contains information on the call between the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and the White House about a tweet posted by the President concerning the decision of Nordstrom to stop carrying a family member's line of products.
This document was released to the public as a result of a CLC FOIA Request. It contains a letter sent from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about the possible ethics violation committed by Kellyanne Conway.
This document was released to the public as a result of a CLC FOIA Request. It contains a letter sent from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to the White House on Feb. 13, 2017 on Kellyanne Conway's possible violation fo the Standards of Conduct prohibiting employees from misusing their public positions.
This document was released to the public as a result of a FOIA request about the Conway appearance on cable news when she promoted Ivanka Trump's clothing line. The letter was sent by the White House to ROffice of Government Ethics (OGE) about the White House's planned course of action.
This document was released to the public as a result of a FOIA request about the Conway appearance on cable news when she promoted Ivanka Trump's clothing line. The letter was sent by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This document contains information made public through a FOIA request about a conversation between the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and the White House compliance team.
The American Anti-Corruption Act (AACA) is model legislation that sets a standard for city, state and federal laws that prevent money from corrupting American government. It fundamentally reshapes the rules of American politics and restores the people as the most important stakeholders in our political system.
A report by the Task Force on Federal Lobbying Laws on "Challenges and Proposed Improvements" concerning lobbying law. Trevor Potter of the Campaign Legal Center was one of four Co-Chairs for the task force.
For the last several years, five justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have been sympathetic to challenges to campaign finance regulations, and by putting a First Amendment gloss on corruption, McDonnell is hoping that bribery laws will be their next target. But as the Campaign Legal Center lays out in an amicus curiae brief, he simply goes too far. If McDonnell is successful in getting the Court to recognize a constitutional right to buy “access” and to extend protections for campaign spending to private gifts to elected officials, then government truly is for sale.
Backgrounder on conflicts of interest for presidential appointments.
Scott Pruitt initiated or filed briefs in at least 26 suits against the EPA, nine of which are ongoing. The cases affect a wide range of issues including air quality standards, clean water and pollution limits.
Letter sent to Speaker Ryan opposing Rep. Goodlatte's proposed amendment to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Letter to House Representatives opposing Rep. Goodlatte's proposal to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Today, the Campaing Legal Center signed onto a letter encouraging Speaker Ryan and Minority Leader Pelosi to re-authorize the Office of Congressional Ethics in 2017 and fill the vacant seat on the board.
The Campaign Legal Center joined with a bipartisan group of signers, including past Republican and Democratic White House Counsels, in a letter to President-elect Donald Trump calling on him to divest his business enterprises into a true blind trust managed by an independent trustee with no family relationship. Trump will announce his plans regarding his and his family’s financial stake in his business on December 15, 2017.