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96x5: Honoraria Ban Declared Unenforceable

February 28, 1996

The Office of Legal Counsel of DOJ issued an opinion stating that the recent Supreme Court decision in NTEU v. U.S. made the statutory prohibition on honoraria unenforceable.  Other restrictions remain in effect.

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