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  1. The Spitzer Report and the Need for Clearer Boundaries Between Public and Private Work

    ... to do this, knowing that it would be given to the news media and that the work went against police procedures. The superintendent is ... recommended that in their first response to a request for documents, Mr. Spitzer’s counsel include “a key adjective.” He suggested ...

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

  2. The Importance of Being Readable

    ... 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission insisted that documents intended to disclose information to the public should be written in ... How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents ( www.sec.gov/pdf/handbook.pdf ). With a preface by Warren Buffett and an introduction by ...

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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Stall and Attack Offensives in Ethics Proceedings

    ... officer. He has accused the commission of misconduct and "media leaks," even though the EC had, in the first place, responded to a ... awaiting a commission hearing that is facing the daily media assault on their reputation as Mr. O'Connor." As if this has ...

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

  7. The Problems with Requiring a Sworn Ethics Complaint Based on Personally Known Facts

    ... professional investigation to obtain the facts and relevant documents. This is why investigations by journalists are so valuable. What they ... if meetings are closed and they cannot get access to public documents. Conflicts of interest, on the other hand, are everyone's concern. ...

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

  8. Concern About Corruption in Illinois

    ... of the aldermen). So what's new in Illinois? National media attention to former governor Rod Blagojevich. Local media coverage, not to mention common knowledge, was not enough to get Illinois ...

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

  9. Louisville's Middling Ethics Reforms

    ... changes are positive, providing easier access to some ethics documents, broadening ethics jurisdiction to those who should never have been ... on Friday: Increases transparency by requiring ethics documents and disclosure forms to be placed on the Metro website. ...

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

  10. County Attorney Conflicts and a Lack of Transparency in Maricopa County

    ... it did respond to the TV station's document request, but the documents consist primary of heavy black lines, redacting nearly all ... best. The reality is just a bunch of heavy black lines and documents kept under lock and key. Robert Wechsler Director of ...

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

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