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1. Hiring Experts and Giving Ethics Waivers: The Henry Paulson, Jr. Story

   ... Technical Ethics Violations But since no one knows the content of Paulson's conversations, no one knows whether he was already in ... by the individual who gave it, was a good one: I have determined that the magnitude of the government’s interest in your ...

   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 ... code, and that the other four commissioners "seem content to sweep this embarrassment under the rug.: In support of his position, ... right. What's interesting here is that there is truly unethical behavior in this situation, but it has nothing to do with laws ...

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

3. Nudging and Government Ethics

   ... of the findings of behavioral psychology, especially about blind spots, essential to understanding what leads to ethical misconduct and, ...

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

4. Public Servants and Free Speech

   ... duties. What is different here is that other such cases I've come across involve a council member, whose work everyone would consider ... (on p. 16) cites the Turner Broadcasting case, saying that "'content neutral laws impact First Amendment rights incidentally," Turner ...

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

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

   ... too often treat the public interest as something about content (e.g., for or against the control of greenhouse gases), when it is ... lawyer's client is almost never presented like this. I think it should be. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

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

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

   Body:  I hadn't realized it, but two weeks ago Rhode Island Superior Court ... Island Supreme Court (Holmes v. Farmer, 475 A.2d 976, 981 (R.I. 1984)) to include any legislative activity, following U.S. Supreme Court ... in government, and its purpose is not to deal with the content of any activity, but only with the public goal of preventing conflicts ...

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

7. Getting the Word Out to Lawyers

   ... does a list of the best law-related blogs each year, and I thought I'd ask my readers to help get this list to work for a good cause: ... – in mind. • The majority of the blawg’s content should be unique to the blawg and not cross-posted or cut and pasted ...

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

8. New Michigan Model Local Government Ethics Ordinance Is a Lemon

   ... statutes, and a guide to the state's Open Meetings Act. I give the Model Ethics Ordinance a C- overall, and a D- on administration. Its ... I would like to joke that this sort of guidance is the blind leading the blind, but I don't think the attorneys who put this together ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 4 comments

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

   ... of value." Loaned or given, what matters is the book's content, not its monetary value. The other consideration here is that, ... at best an attempt to educate with no intent to influence. I think we should encourage citizens to educate their local officials. As a ...

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

10. Ethics Advice, Power, and Ideology

    ... ethical issues. The reason is that people have numerous blind spots that prevent them from making responsible decisions with respect to their ...

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

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