ALI’s membership voted to approve Principles of the Law, Government Ethics. The Principles project began in 2009, and is the Institute’s first project on this important topic.
Richard W. Painter Posts
Avoidance of Conflict of Interest On and After Leaving Public Service
by Richard W. Painter | May 7, 2018 | Government Ethics
What restrictions, if any, should apply to former government officials who seek or accept private employment? Chapter 5 of the Government Ethics project examines the ethical concerns that arise when public servants move on to private sector employment.
Gifts From and Financial Relationships With Prohibited Sources
by Richard W. Painter | Apr 27, 2018 | Government Ethics
In the video below, Government Ethics Associate Reporter Richard W. Painter discusses the treatment of gifts to and financial transactions and relationships with public servants. Included below the video is the Black Letter and Comment from the 2018 Annual Meeting draft.
When Public Servants Receive Gifts
by Richard W. Painter | Mar 20, 2018 | Government Ethics
Richard Painter, Associate Reporter for ALI’s Government Ethics Principles project, provides insight on the treatment of gifts to and financial transactions and relationships with public servants in the video below.
Post-Government Employment Restrictions
by Richard W. Painter | Mar 15, 2018 | Government Ethics
Richard Briffault, Reporter for ALI’s Government Ethics Principles project, addresses the principles that ought to apply when a public servant leaves public employment for a private-sector position in the video below.