Author: Eric Brown

Training Certifications

House Ethics provides a convenient form for senior staff to certify that they have attended ethics training.  The form must be signed by a supervisor, according to the guidance.   What forms are lobbyist-employers and firms that retain lobbyists using to certify compliance?

SCOTUS on Searches (in House office building)

Per SCOTUSBlog, The Court’s denial of review in U.S. v. Rayburn House Office Building Room 2113 (07-8160) left intact a ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court that gives members of the House and Senate some protection under the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause against criminal searches — even with a warrant — of their legislative […]