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  1. The Legal Language May Be About Benefits, But It's Really About Trust

    Body:  One can learn a...

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

  2. Willful Ignorance by Government Attorneys

    ... which appeared in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics , Volume 24, Issue 1 (Winter 2011). Willful (or ... this definition allows an attorney to choose not to read documents that may contain evidence of misconduct. An attorney is not required ... obligations due to the special role lawyers play in our legal system, and these obligations are recognized, if not clearly codified, in ...

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

  3. City Ethics Blogs

    ... can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See the City ...

    donmc - 2018-02-25 09:17

  4. Outside Auditors and Local Government Ethics

    ... in one of the four Connecticut cities asked for all working documents relating to the relevant audits of its city. The auditing firm said that working documents are not the property of the client, but of the firm. Local ...

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

  5. The Importance of Being Readable

    ... code's audience: municipal officials and employees without a legal education. In 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission insisted ... Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents ( www.sec.gov/pdf/handbook.pdf ). With a preface by Warren Buffett and an ...

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

  6. SC Bill on Local Government Budget Transparency

    ... the budget information is limited; the only backup documents are from two years ago. The South Carolina bill covers a lot ... once a month." Searchability is very important. Scans of documents make the public do all the work. It should be public servants who do ...

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

  7. A Miscellany

    ... of interest, has made an open records request for all documents related to the ethics proceeding against the mayor, according to ... I would think that if a proceeding is confidential, documents produced in the proceeding would also be confidential. But it is not ...

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

  8. An Attempt to Extend Legislative Immunity to Exclude Testimony and the Vagueness of "Regulated by the City"

    ... legislators' testimony, and related letters and other documents, that is, documents that are part of legislative activity. It does ... Baltimore Dixon Memo on Leg Immunity 090909.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  9. Open vs. Confidential Ethics Commission Proceedings

    ... statements, advisory opinions, waiver requests, and documents filed in Ethics Commission proceedings are public. Please share ... vs public nature of Ethics Commission proceedings and documents. What problems are created by each, and why are each of them ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:26 - 1 comment

  10. Lots of Wrongs, Little Right

    ... to a Sun-Sentinel article , a county commissioner in Broward County, home of Ft. Lauderdale, resigned on Tuesday after being ... of successful grants for Southwest Ranches to get from Broward County, but instead three bonuses. Not only is this the appropriate ...

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

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