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  1. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind VI: Fairness and Moral Disgust

    ... requires:  honesty, openness, and respect. And, of course, the responsible spending of our tax dollars, which means competitive ... or even much less than, what they have given. Of course, all the foundations come into play to some extent. Ethical misconduct ...

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

  2. Conflict of Interest

    ... confidential information acquired by him or her in the course of and by reason of his or her official duties. What does it mean to ... that his relationship would not bias his decision. Of course it will bias his decision. And not only that, it will look to town ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 20:59 - 9 comments

  3. Winter Reading: Zephyr Teachout's "The Forgotten Law of Lobbying"

    ... or the appointments to public offices, or the ordinary course of legislation, are void as against public policy, without reference to ... residents can afford to hiring a lobbyist. They could, of course, join together and hire a former council member to lobby for them. But ...

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

  4. San Diego: A Great Case Study in Conflicts of Interest

    ... about the Levitt Report make no mention of conflicts. Of course, the whole thing started with self-serving incompetence: a conceptual ...

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

  5. The Lawyer Discipline System and Its Effects on Municipal Ethics

    ... of the Duke lacrosse prosecutor, Michael B. Nifong, is, of course, the occasion for this article. Mr. Nifong was disbarred for withholding ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-06-25 07:01 - 0 comments

  6. The Perils of Valuable Expertise

    ... (giving the company its permit), with the approval, of course, of the county attorney. The commissioner's defense of his actions ...

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

  7. Gwinnett County Ethics Reform I - The Failure to Follow Formal Processes

    ... be summed up as an old-boy network that was the ordinary course of county business. Here, for example, is the grand jury's conclusion ...

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

  8. IRAQ - What Price Stupidity ?

    ... than demonstrated competence in the required field. Of course other things have occurred that warrant mention, but in all cases, the ...

    donmc - 2007-03-30 12:58 - 0 comments

  9. Parents' Fear of Retaliation

    ... their child. This fear is not always reasonable, of course, but it is powerful, and it can be taken advantage of without anything ...

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

  10. Reward and Investigation Tips from Ireland

    ... attained as long as the process was corrupt. Of course, the reward was for information leading to indictment, not ethics ...

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

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