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Legal Ethics vs. Government Ethics
... than appealing a multi-million dollar decision against the city, the mayor entered into a secret settlement agreement, in order to hide ... the Detroit Free Press made two FOI requests for all documents relating to the settlement, and the corporation counsel oversaw ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Detroit and the Loyalties of Local Government Attorneys
... mayor in the settlement of a suit against the city and the mayor. And the result of their choice to represent a mayor acting ... The Detroit Free Press asked for all the settlement documents, but the city law department, acting under the guidance of the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Death of a Government Ethics Activist and a March on a City Ethics Commission
... with an update. According to an article in the Fog City Journal , a week from this Saturday, there will be a memorial service, ... the EC. The first, in 2004, disclosed the destruction of documents. In 2008, he disclosed the fact that a database switchover would ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Circuit Judge in Chicago Gets the Government Attorney-Client Privilege Wrong
... attorney_client.gif Body: A city creates the position of inspector general in order to root out, and ... privilege to stop him from obtaining crucial documents; the mayor's compliance office does not share key information; and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Lessig on the Effects of Elected Officials' Dependency Problem
... permit applications, grant applications, all those documents that, for most of us, simply exist. Those documents that get very ... else replace him) than in a politician who sells a vote on a city contract to a contributor or, for that matter, a politican who helps his ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Analysis of League City TX's Ethics Program
... they have chosen to create. I will start with League City, Texas , whose new ordinance dealing with electronic communications ... board is discussing this. So, hopefully, all the necessary documents will become easily available to those who are supposed to be guided ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Annual Disclosure
Often referred to as "Financial Disclosure," a term that makes it seem more invasive than it actually is, annual disclosure is ... statement, all accounts, bills, receipts, and other documents necessary to complete and substantiate such disclosure statement. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:12 - 0 comments
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The Spitzer Report and the Need for Clearer Boundaries Between Public and Private Work
... recommended that in their first response to a request for documents, Mr. Spitzer’s counsel include “a key adjective.” He suggested ... work. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Elected Officials and Ethics Commissions -- What Tension Between Them Can Lead To
... EC independence is. Three EC members were up for term renewal, and two of them were renewed by the mayor. The one that wasn't ... actions regarding employee pensions or its misleading bond documents, or instances of unions 'lobbying of city officials behind closed ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Misuse of City Property and Reimbursements
... of Research-Retired, City Ethics rwechsler@cityethics.org Log in or register to post comments ... interest in keeping information secret. A rule on public documents and information could take two forms, one positive, the other ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 08:53 - 5 comments
