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1. State-Mandated Ethics Reform and Political Culture

   ... pushed particularly by local government officials is to have the state mandate local ethics codes, but let local governments decide ... compliance, because there was no oversight regarding the content of the compliance. Four types of ethics provision were required, ...

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

2. Problems with Ethics Provisions That Go Beyond Conflicts of Interest Issues

   Body:  Update (9/30/09) I tend to focus a lot on weaknesses of ethics codes, but sometimes ethics codes go too ... code, and that the other four commissioners "seem content to sweep this embarrassment under the rug.: In support of his position, ...

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

3. Public Servants and Free Speech

   ... as “personal . . . and political activities,” “attempt to influence,” “interest,” or “grant” (as a verb, as in give). These ... (on p. 16) cites the Turner Broadcasting case, saying that "'content neutral laws impact First Amendment rights incidentally," Turner ...

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4. Who Is a Local Government Attorney's Client? -- A Conflict of Interest Question

   ... New York Times reported that for six months the White House refused to open an e-mail from the Environmental Protection Agency, a ... too often treat the public interest as something about content (e.g., for or against the control of greenhouse gases), when it is ...

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

5. Legislative Immunity in Rhode Island -- A New Court Decision

   ... Speech or Debate Clause: "For any speech in debate in either house, no member shall be questioned in any other place." This has been ... in government, and its purpose is not to deal with the content of any activity, but only with the public goal of preventing conflicts ...

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6. Getting the Word Out to Lawyers

   ... each year, and I thought I'd ask my readers to help get this list to work for a good cause: getting more lawyers to learn about local government ... – in mind. • The majority of the blawg’s content should be unique to the blawg and not cross-posted or cut and pasted ...

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7. A Gift of Books: Intellectual vs. Monetary Value

   ... According to an article last month on the Channel3000.com website , a stagehands union sent 28 copies of a book on creating and ... of value." Loaned or given, what matters is the book's content, not its monetary value. The other consideration here is that, ...

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8. Conflict Over a Gift in Poughkeepsie

   ... (pronounced Pah-kip'-see), home of Vassar College, according to an article in Tuesday's Poughkeepsie Journal . The provision in ... has an interest in having the study done, and in its content, as well. The chair of the minority party's town committee has ...

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9. Political Preferential Treatment and Quid Pro Quos

   Body:  A capable individual decides to run for city council against an incumbent who has been on the council since ... In other words, the form is that of a bribe, but the content is not. This allows people to treat the transaction as a bribe, even ...

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10. Personal, Non-Financial Interests

    ... ethics codes limit the definition of "conflict of interest" to situations where an official's interest involves money. But there are many ... privilege and declined to testify about the content of the memos." The memos were prejudicial to her case. The council ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

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