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  1. The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators

    ... enforcement. Helstoski and Brewster involve the content and motive of the legislative act, and would require the presentation ... ethics law may be found here , and the COIB's advisory opinions are available here , Log in or ...

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

  2. Legal Defense Funds as Misuse of Office and Gifts

    ... I thought I would never write about anything concerning Gov. Sarah Palin again, but the report on an ethics complaint against her, ... Size report on Palin legal fund 071409.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  3. The Conflicts of Teachers on School Boards

    ... Information Issue? Although there are state advisory opinions , it is up to each school board attorney to determine what to do in ... Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Advisory Opinions Confidential Information Conflicts Disclosure ...

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

  4. Term Limits in Time of Crisis -- Staying in Power vs. Upholding the Law

    Body:  Updated Oct. 10, 2008; see final three paragraphs New York City is in a crisis. But ...

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

  5. Alberto Gonzales - the final WHOPPER

    ... donmc's blog Story Topics:  Top 10 Issues In the news ...

    donmc - 2007-08-28 20:26 - 0 comments

  6. Attacking the "Business as usual" in Indian Government Corruption...

    ... scheme Ashling O'Connor, Mumbai The Times 10 April 2007 IN the secret language of corruption in India, an official ...

    donmc - 2007-04-10 10:11 - 0 comments

  7. Abusing Right to Bring Ethics Complaints

    ... for the purpose of political harassment" with respect to Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. But then I discovered that the particular ethics ... an editorial about some other ethics complaints against Gov. Palin and how they abused the right of citizens to make such complaints. ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-05-27 19:40 - 0 comments

  8. An upcoming Supreme Court appeal holds interest for government ethics

    ... on the " honest-services fraud " statute: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/us/07honest.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=joun%20... (URL ... his associates. It is an element of the cases against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois; the former New York State Senate majority ...

    donmc - 2009-12-07 13:14 - 0 comments

  9. Citizens and the Advisory Opinion Process

    ... to whether citizens should be allowed to ask for advisory opinions that have to do with local government officials, as can be seen in the ... Ethics Model Code Project. On the one hand, advisory opinions are generally seen as dealing with the requestor's conduct, which I ...

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

  10. Book Excerpt 2: A Checklist of Ethics Commission Activities

    ... complaints to be filed and requests for advisory opinions to be made (sometimes they also have trouble getting a quorum; ... about the one we have, no complaints are filed, few advisory opinions are sought. Therefore, there must not be any ethical problems, ... this book together, as well as selecting advisory opinions from other jurisdictions to discuss. When ethics commissions do not ...

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

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