Number: RS20064 Title: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ETHICS AND THE MCDADE-MURTHA CITIZENS PROTECTION ACT Authors: Charles Doyle, American Law Division Abstract: Section 801 of the omnibus appropriations law, passed in October of 1998 (P.L. 105-277), requires federal prosecutors to follow state and federal rules of professional ethics in effect in the states where they conduct their activities. Pages: 4 Date: Updated February 17, 1999