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Principles of the Law, Government Ethics

Publisher: American Law Institute
Publication Website: https://www.ali.org/publications/principles-law/government-ethics
Coverage: 2011-2026
Additional Info: This work enunciates principles and best practices that reflect the emerging law of government ethics and shape its future development. Focused on the legislative and executive branches of government, topics include public employee participation and use of public resources in election campaigns and partisan activities, gifts to public officials, conflicts of interest involving the private activities of public officials, the political uses of public office, post-employment restrictions, and administration and enforcement mechanisms.

Volumes:

OFFICIAL TEXT (2015-2023)
CASE CITATIONS (Spring 2026)
CASE CITATIONS (Fall 2025)
CASE CITATIONS (Spring 2025)
TENTATIVE DRAFT NO. 4 (April 2023)
TENTATIVE DRAFT NO. 3 (April 9, 2021)
TENTATIVE DRAFT NO. 2 (March 12, 2018)
TENTATIVE DRAFT NO. 1 (April 24, 2015)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 8 (September 2022)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 7 (November 18, 2020)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 6 (August 19, 2020)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 5 (December 11, 2019)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 4 (December 11, 2017)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 3 (September 6, 2017)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 2 (December 11, 2015)
COUNCIL DRAFT NO. 1 (September 26, 2014) Indexing Only
PRELIMINARY DRAFT NO. 8 (August 2022)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT NO. 7 (February 2022)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT NO. 6 (September 17, 2020)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT NO. 5 (August 21, 2019)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT NO. 4 (March 8, 2019)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT NO. 3 (February 19, 2016)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT NO. 2 (April 13, 2015) Indexing Only
PRELIMINART DRAFT NO. 1 (November 20, 2013) Indexing Only
REPORTERS MEMORANDUM NO. 3 (November 23, 2011) Indexing Only
REPORTERS MEMORANDUM NO. 2 (May 2, 2011) Indexing Only
REPORTERS MEMORANDUM NO. 1 (February 16, 2011) Indexing Only