Date	Title	Headnotes
2007
2007-March-28	Legality of Alternative Organ Donation Practices Under 42 U.S.C. § 274e (Posted 2007-April-03)	Two alternative kidney donation practices, in which a living donor who is incompatible with his intended recipient donates a kidney to a stranger in exchange for the intended recipient's receiving a kidney from another donor or increased priority on a waiting list, do not violate the prohibition on transfers of organs for “valuable consideration” in 42 U.S.C. § 274e..
2007-January-31	Presidential Signing Statements (Posted 2009-January-16)	This testimony discusses the purpose and history of presidential signing statements.
2007-January-26	Days of Service by Special Government Employees (Posted 2007-February-26)	The longstanding interpretation of the Executive Branch that service by a special government employee during any part of a day counts as a full day under 18 U.S.C. §§ 203 and 205, which impose greater conflict of interest restrictions after a special government employee works 60 days, is reaffirmed.
2006
2006-November-22	Applicability of the Miscellaneous Receipts Act to Personal Convenience Fees Paid to a Contractor by Attendees at Agency-Sponsored Conferences (Posted 2008-October-16)	Fees that attendees at agency-sponsored conferences pay to private event planners for items of personal convenience provided by the planners are not subject to the Miscellaneous Receipts Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3302(b).
2006-September-05	Jurisdiction of Integrity Committee When Inspector General Leaves Office After Referral of Allegations (Posted 2008-May-28)	The Integrity Committee has authority to review, refer for investigation, and report findings with respect to, administrative allegations of wrongdoing made against a former Inspector General when the Committee receives the allegations during the subject's tenure as Inspector General, even if the subject later leaves office.
2006-August-22	Application of the Government Corporation Control Act and the Miscellaneous Receipts Act to the Canadian Softwood Lumber Settlement Agreement (Posted 2009-January-14)	An aspect of the proposed agreement between the United States and Canada settling various disputes regarding trade in softwood lumber products, in which duties now held by the United States would be distributed by a private foundation to “meritorious initiatives” related to, among other things, timber-reliant communities, would not violate the Government Corporation Control Act or the Miscellaneous Receipts Act.
2006-August-11	Whether a Presidential Pardon Expunges Judicial and Executive Branch Records of a Crime (Posted 2008-December-19)	A presidential pardon granted under Article II, Section § 2 of the Constitution does not automatically expunge Judicial or Executive Branch records relating to the conviction or underlying offense..
2006-January-19	Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities of the National Security Agency Described by the President (Posted 2009-January-16)	The President has legal authority to authorize the National Security Agency to conduct the signals intelligence activities he has described. Those activities are authorized by the Constitution and by statute, and they violate neither the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act nor the Fourth Amendment.
2006-January-11	Financial Interests of Nonprofit Organizations (Posted 2006-January-11)	Under 18 U.S.C. § 208, a nonprofit organization does not have a “financial interest” in a particular matter solely by virtue of the fact that the organization spends money to advocate a position on the policy at issue in the matter.
2005
2005-November-23	Application of 18 U.S.C. 1913 to “Grass Roots” Lobbying by Union Representatives (Posted 2007-November-06)	Under 18 U.S.C. 1913, federal employees who are union representatives may not use official time to engage in “grass roots” lobbying in which, on behalf of their unions, they ask members of the public to communicate with government officials in support of, or opposition to, legislation or other measures.