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1. The Messages Sent by an Ethics-Related Legal Defense Fund

   ... caught breaking the rules on the job, he or she can open a 'legal defense fund,' collect cash from supporters and special interests and pay ... don't have the network of contacts necessary to open a legal defense fund. But the mayor of Los Angeles, the subject of Cavanaugh's ...

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

2. How Not to Deal with Sunshine and Ethics Matters

   ... laws (laws requiring meetings to be open to the public and documents to be freely available) were passed is because government in ... make the forensic report (with "minor changes") available in PDF format some time on Wednesday, and to discuss the report publicly at its ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-10-05 12:27 - 0 comments

3. Memphis: At the Top of the Bottom

   ... new requirements don't ask for much, as I explain in a comment to the Model Code Project ). According to a series published in the ... complaints, with an assistant county attorney to provide legal assistance. There would not be any staff to investigate or educate. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2012-10-03 09:16 - 0 comments

4. Michigan's Baby Step Toward Local Government Ethics

   ... House floor with little or no debate. One representative's comment on this is especially telling: Rep. Meekhof:  "I cannot vote ... anything online that referred to it, except at michiganvotes.org, which covers every bill. There does not seem to be much excitement about a ...

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

5. Ethics Training - Leadership and Responsibility

   ... As I wrote a couple of years ago in a blog entry and a comment to the City Ethics Model Code, many officials are cynical about it ...

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

6. Unpaid Legal Services to a Candidate Committee

   ... ethics board's decision that a law firm can provide unpaid legal services to a mayoral candidate only to extent of contribution limits. ... of Litigation Fund Committees (click here to see a PDF of the campaign finance regulations , and scroll down to Subpart H). This ...

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

7. A Six-Year Legal Battle Between a County Ethics Commission and a Former County Attorney

   ... Two of the issues the case raises are the difference between legal ethics and government ethics, and the filing of ethics complaints by ... it for determination of the appropriate penalty. Legal Ethics vs. Government Ethics One thing that threw a wrench into this ...

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

8. Lawsuits, Legal Fees, and County Attorney Conflicts in El Paso Ethics Complaints Battle

   ... including the use of lawsuits to cripple ethics commissions, legal fees for ethics defense, local government attorney conflicts, and ... in fact, had asked the state ethics commission if it were legal. Again, on its face it looks like this complaint too would not have gone ...

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

9. He Zones, She Sells, and It's Legal (in Chicago)

   ... involving the developer. But O'Connor said, "There is no legal conflict in terms of this project. I had no economic interest. My wife ... relationships. This is why O'Connor didn't say "There is no legal conflict in terms of this developer. My wife had no economic relationship ...

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

10. A Rotten Crop of Oranges in Tamarac, Florida

    ... a whole bad crop. Tamarac, Florida , a city of 60,000 in Broward County (home of Ft. Lauderdale) is such a place. In fact, southern ... kind of cleverness is required to do things that may be legal on their face, but are clearly unethical. As is so often said, laws ...

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

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