Links to Other Ethics Guidance:
OLC Opinions
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated June 15, 2007 (PDF), providing further guidance on the applicability of the Emoluments Clause of the United States Constitution to service on advisory boards. See DAEOgram DO-07-024 dated August 6, 2007 (PDF - HTML - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated January 26, 2007 (PDF), reaffirming the longstanding executive branch interpretation that service by a special Government employee (SGE) for part of any day counts as service for a full day, for purposes of relevant limits on the number of days of service under the conflict of interest laws. See DAEOgram DO-07-005 dated February 22, 2007 (PDF - HTML - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated June 22, 2004 (PDF - TXT), concerning the application of 18 U.S.C. § 207(f) to a former senior employee. See DAEOgram DO-04-031 dated October 5, 2004 (PDF - HTML - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated May 8, 2002 (PDF - TXT), concerning the application of conflict-of-interest rules to appointees who have not begun service. See DAEOgram DO-02-014 dated June 3, 2002 (PDF - HTML - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated November 2, 2001 (PDF - TXT), concerning the application of 18 U.S.C. § 208 to individuals serving as trustees of a private trust. See DAEOgram DO-01-029 dated December 19, 2001 (PDF - HTML - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated March 1, 2001 (PDF), regarding whether Section 501(c) of Ethics in Government Act remains in effect after invalidation of Section 501(b). See DAEOgram DO-01-011 dated March 15, 2001 (PDF - HTML - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated January 19, 2001 (HTML) regarding communications under 18 U.S.C. § 207. See DAEOgram DO-01-011 dated March 15, 2001 (PDF - HTML - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated November 6, 2000 (PDF), regarding the application of the exemption contained in 18 U.S.C. § 207(j)(7) to the activities of certain former executive branch employees who serve on a Presidential Transition team. See DAEOgram DO-00-044 dated November 17, 2001 (PDF - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated November 3, 2000 (PDF), regarding the applicability of 18 U.S.C. § 207(d) to certain agency employees compensated at a rate of pay exceeding that for level I of the Executive Schedule (EL-I). See DAEOgram DO-00-044 dated November 17, 2001 (PDF - TXT).
Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum dated September 7, 2000 (PDF - TXT), concerning the application of 18 U.S.C. § 209 to Employee-Inventors Who Receive Outside Royalty Payments. See DAEOgram DO-00-032 dated September 7, 2000 (PDF - TXT).