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WASHINGTON (AP) - A new requirement that federal judges promptly tell the public about their expense-paid trips has so far produced no disclosures, a judicial ethics watchdog group said Wednesday.
The change took effect Jan. 1, requiring sponsors of trips to report in advance who is paying for judges' travel and lodging at private seminars. The information is supposed to be made available quickly to the public.
Then, within 30 days of the end of each trip, judges must file a report about it. Local court Web sites will have the information. Until this year, judges didn't have to report their expense-paid travel until their annual financial disclosures.
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