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  1. The Political Use of Ethics Complaints, and the Manipulation of the Press

    Body:  There's a good opinion piece by Austin American-Statesman columnist Jason Embry this ... campaign thinks it has the goods on its opponent, so an ally files an ethics complaint. Then the campaign publicizes said complaint, and it ...

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

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

    ... 11, 2011 (see below) According to a July 2 unpublished opinion by Judge Flanagan of the Washoe County (NV) district court, Carrigan ... Size carrigan v nevada ec 0710.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  3. Advice on Advisory Opinions

    ... better government ethics program. The reason is that no one files a complaint when they do not expect a fair hearing of the complaint (most ... Here are some interesting ideas. Connecticut puts draft written opinions online for comment before the EC meets to discuss them. ...

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

  4. Willful Ignorance by Government Attorneys

    Body:  Over the weekend, I read a March 2010 draft of Rebecca Roiphe's law review article "The Ethics of ...

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

  5. The Effect of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Open Meetings Decision on Local Government Ethics

    ... requirements. This shocking statement comes from the opinion in the case Wisconsin v. Fitzgerald , which I discussed in ... unanimous. The one council member who opposed the contract files a complaint with the city's ethics commission, and the council president ...

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

  6. Legislators' Independence of Ethics Enforcement

    ... and the topic of this blog post, was Thursday's unanimous opinion of a three-judge tribunal of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, ... . It affirms that common-law legislative immunity is "co-extensive" with constitutional legislative immunity (fortunately, the ...

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

  7. Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works

    ... ... My son’s role in overseeing safety on construction sites is completely unrelated to the development and permitting processes ... by a letter from the corporation counsel: “It is my opinion that, based on the facts as I understand them, there is no conflict of ...

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

  8. The Obligations of a County Administrator on the Way Out After a Scandal

    ... of the county's procurement policies and procedures. A draft report was published this month. An Administrator's Obligations ...

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

  9. T H A N K Y O U !

    ... in which to live. Story Topics:  About Cityethics ...

    donmc - 2008-04-16 19:38

  10. Lack of a (moral?) compass?

    ... richardnorton's blog Story Topics:  About Cityethics ...

    richardnorton - 2007-03-13 10:05 - 0 comments

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