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  1. Lobbying Subject Disclosure

    ... lobbyists report "specific lobbying issues" or "the subjects on which they have lobbied," what exactly is required? The best approach is to ... and “Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.” Lobbying contacts for Client “A” addressed all environmental ...

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

  2. Draft Upload

    Body:  Just a place to upload the files from... Attachment Size draft-lobbying-chapter- Robert-Wechsler.pdf 0 bytes draft-lobbying-chapter- ...

    admin - 2015-02-15 10:20

  3. Retired Citizens of Florida Speak out on Ethics

    ... Florida Alliance for Retired Americans (Richard Polangin) on a Resolution that passed at the annual conference of the Alliance last week. ... have to sit on their hands and do nothing unless a citizen files a complaint. Also, the resolution calls for the creation of independent ...

    cmiller - 2012-06-20 07:14 - 0 comments

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

    ... American-Statesman columnist Jason Embry this week on the political use of ethics complaints. The instances of abuse of the ethics ... 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

  5. Nevada Senator Given Legislative Immunity from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

    ... commission did not have jurisdiction over a state senator on grounds of legislative immunity, even though the state constitution has no ... a prelimary injunction (it's broken into two searchable PDF files, 1 and 2 ), the senator's petition for judicial review , and ...

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

  6. Fire, Smoke, and Snowballs

    ... Rosenfeld spent thirty years getting hold of FBI files on its surveillance of the University of California at Berkeley, especially in ...

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

  7. Stamford Official's Attempt to Prevent Government Employees from Filing Ethics Complaints Is Nipped in the Bud

    ... Body:  There's a new twist to the ethics mess in Stamford, which I described in a blog post last week . It ... According to this argument, a government employee who files an ethics complaint has a conflict of interest, because he is presumably ...

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

  8. Whistle-Blower Protection

    ... of their family) because that person, or a person acting on his or her behalf, (a) reports, verbally or in writing, or files a complaint with the Ethics Commission regarding an alleged violation of ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:40 - 0 comments

  9. "Frivolity" in Kenosha, WI

    ... the Kenosha council would make it so that a person who files an ethics complaint that "is dismissed in total" by the city’s ethics ... dismissed, and who knows what influence an official may have on an ethics board. Who's going to take the chance? An opponent of the ...

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

  10. Yet Another Problem with the Criminal Enforcement of Government Ethics

    ... counsel to New York state's recent Moreland Commission on state-level corruption — makes an excellent point about one of the ... U.S. Attorney Bharara is in possession of the Commission's files, he is unlikely to pursue non-criminal investigations, which comprised ...

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

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