Reading Room Document

Ethical Considerations Regarding Charitable or Political Activities of Department Spouses

Statutes and regulations impose no restrictions on the charitable or political activities of the spouses of Department of Justice officials, but officials must ensure that knowledge about their spouses' fundraising activities will not affect their impartial judgment with respect to Department business. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/24361/download.

November 17, 1989