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1. The Public's Right to a Public-Interested Representative

   ... opinion involves the vagueness of the statutory language (p. 7), which seems appropriate. The statutory language is admittedly odd. Nevada Revised Statutes §281A.420 .8(a) defines an unusual term, "commitment in a private capacity to the interests of others," to include ...

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

2. Winter Reading: Switch VI - Mindsets, Free Space, Humor, and Failure

   ... Carol Dweck, the author of Mindset (Random House, 2006), has shown that a growth mindset itself can be taught. Perhaps ... success of a government ethics program, this success is long-term. In the short term, an ethics program will have failures. Until training ...

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

3. Nevada Legislative Immunity Decision Comes Down -- A Bit Too Far For My Taste

   ... of government. See United States v Gillock, 445 U.S. 360, 368-70 (1980); Guinn v. Legislature, 119 Nev. 460, 472 (2003) ("Guinn II'). Unlike ... of legislative ethics, all in that crystal-clear term "disorderly conduct." Judicial ethics has a long section all its ...

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

4. Scrutinizing Strict Scrutiny in a Government Ethics Context

   ... in blog posts over the next couple of weeks. I referred to the decision in Brinkman v. Budish (S.D. Ohio Feb. 17, 2010) in ... "leveling the playing field." But it's not. This is a term that, once again, applies to money, not to the obligations of government ...

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

5. An Ethics Reform Petition Moves Forward in Utah

   Body:  It's official. According to an article in yesterday's Salt Lake City Tribune , a ... Ethical Government , "the legislature has been unwilling to enact enforceable ethical standards of conduct or a workable process ... men and their and need for unchecked power. We also need term limits now. Log in or register to post ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments

6. Introduction

   ... And then comes the Definitions section. Wherever a defined term is used, there is a star, so that people know that they can check the ... appeared in "Keeping the Faith: A Model Local Ethics Law-Content and Commentary," 21 Fordham Urban Law Journal 61 (1993). Mr. Davies is ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2006-11-30 14:54 - 0 comments

7. Firewalls and Indirect Financial Interests

   ... a local government official co-owns a company, is it enough to create a separate company owned solely by another co-owner to do business ... interest" does refer to "business associates," but this term is not defined. So technically, you're right that this would not be a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 6 comments

8. Winter Reading: Switch I - Situational Forces

   ... material in Chip and Dan Heath's book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Crown, 2010). Change has proved hard ... to change an ethics environment. The Heaths have a wonderful term for what needs to happen:  "organizational molting." Officials and ...

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

9. Winter Reading: Rick Hasen's "Lobbying, Rent-Seeking, and the Constitution"

   ... lobbying by any administration member during the president's term in office. What is most interesting about the Obama reforms was that he ... their chances of reelection will alter their actions in response to large contributions, including those from and bundled by ...

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

10. Logical Fallacies I: The Ad Hominem Attack

    ... What the official is really saying is, I don't have a good response to what you're saying, so I'm going to say you are not worth listening ... is worth noting that there is a very clear definition of the term " ad hominem argument " in Wikipedia - an extract from that very ...

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

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