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1. A Discrimination Complaint Against the Montgomery County (MD) Ethics Commission

   Body:  I think it's safe to say that a local government ethics "first" has occurred in Montgomery ... her because of her gender identity, according to an article in yesterday's Gazette . The aide drafted the 2007 ... law to referendum) "interference"? I don't know how out-of-line the aide was. But let's assume it was a heated argument and ...

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

2. Selling Advertising on Local Government Websites

   ... has taken Ohio by storm:  allowing counties to sell advertising on their websites. A law to that effect has been inserted ... website that advertises is the assessor's page. So I wonder how much to believe the prevalence of county website advertising or the report ...

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

3. Lawyer-Client Confidentiality and Money Laundering

   ... New York state senate majority leader Sheldon Silver points to an ongoing institutional problem that is not limited to New York state:  ... the position and the client. That is, after all, how a lawyer deals with a conflict of interest. It does not matter whether ...

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

4. Local Candidates Promoting Their Company

   ... aside the issue of the legality of giving anything away to voters and focus on the issue of promoting one's company and using ... business to help their candidacy, in the sense of showing how successful they were. They are allowed to use the goodwill established by ...

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

5. The Problem with Gifts to City via Elected Officials

   ... charges against Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon that relate to her failure to disclose gifts from a developer who was seeking tax breaks. ... who has no involvement in city business, including how the gifts are spent. Gifts should not go to any agency with which ...

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

6. Rooting for the Refuseniks

   ... story of NJ governor Chris Christie's bullying led me to wonder why it is that indictments based on sting operations focus only on ... And I told her, 'Well, then you have to stop moaning about how much we're spending — you have to stop telling me we're throwing away our ...

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

7. Do Ethics Commissions Have Jurisdiction Over Officials' Practice of Law?

   ... creative people. The latest use of their creativity is to argue that ethics boards cannot require disclosure of a conflict of interest ... dealing responsibly with conflicts of interest. Oversight of how officials deal with their conflicts cannot occur if there is no disclosure. ...

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

8. A Public Interest That Is Personal and Material

   ... of the opposite view provides a great deal of support to unethical conduct, especially at the local government level. Click ... who will live a life they would like to live themselves. How can this concept of democracy be reconciled with the ethics community’s ...

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

9. Intent and Criminal Penalties for Ethics Violations

   ... ethics." I raise this issue now because, according to an article in yesterday's Tampa Times , the Florida Senate ... that the contract was not being competitively bid. But how can anyone know whether the official is telling the truth? The appearance ...

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

10. A Suit Against Council Members That Squares the Virtuous Circle of Conflict of Interest and Legislative Immunity

    ... capacity. That's a nice start, isn't it? According to an article in the Virginian-Pilot , companies created and ... has been treated as a conflict of interest case, emphasizung how much of an ethics issue legislative immunity is. Conflict of interest and ...

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

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