Grey Literature
50-State Surveys
Birdsong, Nicholas. May 2020. “Legislative Oversight Of Emergency
Executive Powers.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. April 2020. “Coronavirus And State Legislatures In
The News.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. October 2019. “Dual Office-Holding Restrictions.”
NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. April 2019. “Voting Recusal Provisions.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. March 2019. “Conflict Of Interest Definitions.”
NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2019. “Representing Others Before
Government.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2019. “State Ethics Oversight Agencies.”
NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2019. “Revolving Door Prohibitions.”
NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2019. “Recovery Of Legal Fees: Frivolous Or
Unsuccessful Complaints.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. January 2019. “State Ethics Commissions: Powers And
Duties.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. December 2018. “Legislators’ Personal Financial
Disclosures: Client Identification Requirements.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. December 2018. “Blind Trusts.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. November 2018. “Legislators’ Personal Financial
Disclosures Income Requirements.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. November 2018. “Legislator Gift Restrictions
Overview.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. November 2018. “Legislators’ Personal Financial
Disclosures: Household Member Information.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. October 2018. “Lobbyist Registration Requirements.”
NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. October 2018. “State Ethics Commissions:
Jurisdiction.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. October 2018. “Nepotism Restrictions For State
Legislatures.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. October 2018. “Honorarium Restrictions.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. August 2018. “How States Define ‘Lobbying’ And
‘Lobbyist’.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. August 2018. “Limitations On Public Funds For
Lobbying.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. July 2018. “Legislators’ Personal Financial
Disclosures: Agency Connections.” NCSL.org.
Birdsong, Nicholas. July 2018. “Penalties For Violations Of State Ethics
And Public Corruption Laws.” NCSL.org.
Magazine Articles
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2020. “What’s (Un)Ethical About Lobbying?”
State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. November 2019. “Should Payment For Legislative
Testimony Be Disclosed?” State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. November 2019. “What About That Second Job?” State
Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. September 2019. “How Does Separation Of Powers
Relate To Ethics?” State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. July 2019. “Is There An Ethical Duty To Be Civil To
Our Rivals?” State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. May 2019. “What Does ‘Due Process’ Really Mean?”
State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. March 2019. “What Can You Do About Social Media
Trolls?” State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. January 2019. “Is It Better To Be Ethical Or Appear
Ethical?” State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. September 2018. “Is Humility A Vice Or A Virtue For
Elected Leaders?” State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. July 2018. “Do Legislators Have A Right To Privacy?”
State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. June 2018. “Why Do People Do Unethical Things?”
State Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. May 2018. “Why Do Legislative Ethics Matter?” State
Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. April 2018. “Can You Spot Ethical Pitfalls?” State
Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. March 2018. “How Does Ethics Oversight Work?” State
Legislatures Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. Spring 2017. “Research In The Era Of ‘Fake News’”
Hearsay Magazine.
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2017. “When Should A Legislator Use A Blind
Trust?” State Legislatures Magazine.
Two-Page Issue Briefs
Birdsong, Nicholas. July 2020. “Balancing Legislative And Executive
Powers In Emergencies.” NCSL LegisBrief.
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2020. “Limiting Political Activity For
Nonpartisan Staff.” NCSL LegisBrief.
Birdsong, Nicholas. August 2019. “Reinforcing Government Ethics With
Layered Oversight.” NCSL LegisBrief.
Birdsong, Nicholas. January 2019. “Preventing Conflicts Of Interest With
Blind Trusts.” NCSL LegisBrief.
Podcasts
Birdsong, Nicholas and Megan McClure. September 2020. “Building
Democracy Episode 3: Westward Expansion.” NCSL Podcast.
Birdsong, Nicholas, Megan McClure and John Mahoney. April 2020.
“Building Democracy Episode 2: The Story of Legislatures Through the
Revolution.” NCSL Podcast.
Birdsong, Nicholas, Megan McClure and John Mahoney. January 2020.
“Building Democracy Episode 1: The Story of Legislatures.” NCSL Podcast.
Blog Posts
Birdsong, Nicholas and Megan McClure. April 2020. “Building Democracy
Podcast Episode 2: The Story of Legislatures Through the Revolution.”
The NCSL Blog.
Birdsong, Nicholas. July 2019. “Potus Can’t Block Critics on Twitter,
Says Federal Appeals Court.” The NCSL Blog.
Birdsong, Nicholas. July 2019. “6th Circuit Finds Ethics Laws
Constitutional.” The NCSL Blog.
Papers
Birdsong, Nicholas. February 2015. “The Consequences of Economic
Inequality.” Seven Pillars Institute for Global Finance and Ethics
(featured in The Wealth Gap, Greenhaven Publishing (2017), ISBN:
1534500340).