Reading Room Document
Application of the Emoluments Clause to a Member of the President's Council on Bioethics
A member of the President's Council on Bioethics does not hold an "Office of Profit or Trust" within the meaning of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. 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/op-olc-v029-p0055pdf/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit