Application of the Emoluments Clause to a Member of the President's Council on Bioethics

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. March 9, 2005 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT You have asked whether a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics holds an “Office of Profit or Trust” under the Emoluments Clause of the Constitu- tion, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8. As we previously advised you, we conclude that he does not. This memorandum…