Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0992
Case Information
- Source
- U.S. Office of Government Ethics (Federal Register)
- Author
- Office of Government Ethics
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-23
- Content Type
- Legislation
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-29
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
Holding
This OGE interim final rule preserves the pre-existing financial-disclosure exclusion for Schedule Policy/Career employees, avoiding roughly 6,400 new filers and an estimated $14.6 million in cost. Aligns with Article XII by limiting administrative expansion of Washington, while Article XVII is mixed: the rule asserts it "should not adversely affect the integrity of the Government or the public's confidence," yet reducing public disclosure carries a transparency tradeoff. 70/30 weighting applied — this rule is scored for its own assessed factual justifications, so the legal-text 85/15 exception does NOT apply. Final score 63 — Mostly America First.
It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0992 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.