Oct 11, 2010 – Even if they had done so, it would be legal, because insider-trading laws don't apply to Congress. A few lawmakers proposed a bill that would .

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Apr 11, 2011 – There's no statutory definition of illegal insider trading. Congress considered creating one in 1984 when it sharply increased penalties for those .

Jun 2, 2010 – Remember when Martha Stewart got into criminal trouble back in 2003 for lying to authorities about her alleged insider trading in securities, .

Jun 21, 2011 – CEDAR RAPIDS â “ Members of Congress annually file financial disclosure reports that include assets bought and sold as well as the value of .

Mar 23, 2009 – It has been a difficult start for the financial services sector thus far in 2009 - yet it may be even more difficult to excuse the multitude of bad .

May 6, 2010 – Congress Protects Insider Trading for Congress. by Peter Gorenstein in TechTicker: Even a cynic can find Washington's hypocrisy shocking at .

Sep 21, 2009 – Culture | Lawmakers' inside advantage to trading:A year ago this week Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke dashed .

Feb 17, 2011 – Believe it or not, the Securities and Exchange Act does not apply to members of Congress -- or even their aides.

Oct 10, 2010 – Many people are aware that it's illegal for business executives to engage in “ insider trading,” the practice of buying and selling stocks based .

Jun 22, 2011 – The SEC generally does not view trading on the basis of advance knowledge of Congressional action to be insider trading. Both House and .

Unbeknownst to many people, current insider trading laws do not apply to nonpublic information about current or upcoming congressional activity. .

Oct 19, 2010 – Insider Trading Is Legal For Members Of Congress – And They Refuse To Pass A Law That Would Change That .

May 25, 2011 – It's funny — when we ran a quorum recently asking what should be done about insider trading, no one mentioned cracking down on Congress. .

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Oct 13, 2010 – Even if it it hasn't been a common problem in the past, it could be in the future.

Mar 30, 2009 – Currently, government officials do not have a duty of confidentiality to Congress, and therefore are not liable for insider trading. Because of this .

Oct 19, 2010 – Is insider trading wrong? Most Americans would say that it is. In fact, some very wealthy and very prominent Americans (including Martha .

But surely congressional aides don't know anyone in the financial industry, right? Regarding the money earned from insider trading, this report only reveals the .

Jun 20, 2011 – That's because the SEC has largely determined that trading stocks based on advance knowledge of action in Congress is not insider trading. .

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Oct 12, 2010 – As a follow-up to yesterday's Page 1 Wall Street Journal .

May 24, 2010 – Did you know that insider trading is perfectly legal in the United States? Well, not for 99.9% of the population. It is actually only a very small.

Oct 12, 2010 – Basically, Congress passed a law making insider trading illegal for the private sector and exempted itself. Some lawmakers find the double .

Oct 11, 2010 – is making a renewed push to apply insider trading laws to Congress after a newspaper report showed that at least 72 congressional aides .

Feb 9, 2011 – My friend Donna Nagy has posted a new article on the issue of insider trading by members of Congress and their staffs, Insider Trading, .

Jun 29, 2009 – Members of the House Financial Services Committee were wheeling and dealing in the stocks of banks they were about to bail out last fall, .

Mar 28, 2006 – This morning the Law Blog posted on news of a bill being .

Jun 29, 2011 – New legislation, named STOCK, is in front of Congress to make it illegal for congressional members to use inside information when investing.

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Aug 6, 2009 – Little-known fact: Members of Congress are exempt from rules that prevent insider trading. Or so says the left-leaning advocacy group Public .

Oct 14, 2010 – Laws that criminalize insider trading cover corporate insiders and those they tip, but not specifically Congress. And while scholars differ on .

Oct 19, 2010 – Bloomberg: Your senator learns that a much- maligned weapons system now has enough votes for funding. Before the news gets to a reporter, .

Feb 17, 2011 – And not only are Senators and Congressmen immune, their aides are, too.

May 27, 2011 – Legislators who buy stock somehow manage to earn a much higher return on their investments than the rest of us.

1 day ago – Did you know: Members of Congress are exempt from insider trading? [" Abnormal Returns From the Common Stock Investments of Members of .

May 25, 2011 – Strict laws ban corporate executives from trading on their insider knowledge, but no restrictions exist for members of Congress. Lawmakers are .

Oct 11, 2010 – The WSJ splashes the results of a major investigation on its front page today -- so major, indeed, that it has its own ominous On The Inside logo.

Aug 2, 2011 – Read an unbiased history of Insider Trading, 1611-2009, with an Emphasis on Congressional Insider Trading.

May 5, 2010 – Members of Congress are currently allowed to profit on insider trading! The bill, which has been languishing in the House for four years, would .

Jun 1, 2011 – In government, there's no limit on your insider trading profits.

Mar 11, 2009 – It's hard to come up with any compelling reason why trading based on Congressional knowledge should remain legal, and quite easy to build .

May 28, 2011 – I wasn't aware of this, but apparently the damn hypocrite members of Congress are exempt from insider trading laws, when they vote on .

Oct 12, 2010 – Insider trading laws that typically apply to corporations do not apply to members and their aides who are free to .

Mar 29, 2006 – A year later, Congress added more protections for investors. One of those provisions made it illegal to trade stock by corporate insiders who .

It's also time to put an end to secret spending and insider trading. A dangerous legal loophole still exists which allows members of Congress and high-powered .

Jun 20, 2011 – Insider Trading Not Illegal for Congress and Their Staff–STOCK Act Introduced to Stop Trading on The Congressional Knowledge Act .

Aug 2, 2011 – Pros and Cons of the insider trading debate including expert quotes, facts, timelines, laws, congressional stock trades, court cases, and Senate .

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