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Apr. 29, 2022
Legislation passes to require US judges to disclose stock
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would include federal judges in the 1978 Stock Act, requiring them to disclose within 45 days any stock transaction over $1,000.
In the wake of a published report that 131 federal judges failed to disqualify themselves from hearing cases in which they had a financial interest, Congress has passed bipartisan legislation to require more disclosure of stock transactions.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would include federal judges in the 1978 Stock Act, requiring them to disclose within 45 days any stock transaction over $1,000.
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