ethics

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Under federal ethics regulations and decades of OGE guidance, a “particular matter” means a matter involving specific identifiable parties: an enforcement action; a bank’s stress test.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“I get that he’s an adult and gave his consent, but it’s still reasonable to question the ethics of doing this without any real purpose,” said Marino.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Measure G, passed by voters in 2024, will nearly double the size of the Board of Supervisors and create an elected chief executive position as well as an independent ethics commission.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Every leaked document absorbed without consequence, every ethics violation quietly settled, every financial disclosure confirming what everyone suspected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

I enrolled in every course I could squeeze into my schedule, from German idealism to the history of secularism to ethics and law.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover