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1. Dealing with the Potential Conflicts Involved in EC Board Member Selection

   ... alternative of making the decision oneself ignores the many blind spots we all have that prevent us from seeing our conflict situations as ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Summer Reading: What Money Can't Buy II

   ... but inappropriate, "You can't legislate morality" argument). I believe that the best solution lies in a healthier ethics environment, where ... public and tied to children (e.g., school buses) or when the content is objectionable (e.g., R-rated movies, family planning services, or ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Hubris, Nemesis, and Government Ethics

   ... marry his mother, through no fault of his own, and end up blind, destitute, and in exile (see Oedipus Rex ) — these don't happen often in modern ethics matters. I suppose an equivalent would be a mayor who sells city land to one developer ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. Louisiana Legislators Sue Ethics Board - Including Dialogue with One of the Legislators

   Body:  Before I got around to putting up a blog entry on the ethics mess in Louisiana, it ... does not apply to Rep. Arnold's situation. It is not the content of the legislator's speech that ethics laws are concerned with (and ... So.2d 1251; Midboe v. Cmmsn on Ethic for Public Employees, 94-2270 (La. 11/30/94), 646 So.2d 351; Succession of Lauga, 624 So.2d 1156 (La. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 08:24 - 5 comments

5. Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics

   ... or best ethical leadership can overcome an individual's blind spots when it comes to dealing responsibly with his conflict situations. Ethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Summer Reading: What Money Can't Buy I

   ... There is a company that makes a profit out of selling spots in line for Congressional hearings, which are supposed to be open to the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. An Undisclosed, Widely-Known Conflict as a Matter of Life and Death

   ... their colleague, or go out of their way to make up for her conduct, but in either case they would be acting in their personal interest, ... too many people involved in the justice system who turn a blind eye to serious conflicts and other sorts of injustice. It is important ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. The Limitations of the Language of "Influence"

   ... such gift pursuant to section one-m of the legislative law [i.e. lobbyists] unless under the circumstances it is not reasonable to infer ... (remember: this wasn't for himself, because the legally blind Paterson couldn't actually see the game, although he could "be there."). ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. The Government Attorney-Client Privilege in a Local Government Investigatory Context

   ... summary paragraph at the end and move on. A year ago, I wrote a blog post about an Illinois circuit court decision in the case ... is to lawyers, how prejudiced they are in its favor, and how blind it makes them to public policy considerations that are undermined by this ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

10. A Grand Jury Report in Florida Recommends Numerous Ethics Reforms

    ... instances where the current law prevented enforcement. I will include some of these in future blog posts. An expansion of the ... in this report, but which I haven't written about at all, is blind trusts for certain state and local officials (p. 69). This is worthy of ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

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