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 Briffault Posts
Election Law Localism and Democracy
by Richard Briffault | Jun 28, 2022 | Election Administration
This Article examines the local role in the 2020 election, together with the state pushback of 2021, as a study of both the surprising significance of local officials in promoting democracy and the place of local government in our intergovernmental system more generally.
Avoidance of Conflict of Interest On and After Leaving Public Service
by Richard Briffault | 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 Briffault | 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.
Post-Government Employment Restrictions
by Richard Briffault | 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.