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  1. Maryland Prosecutor Concedes Council Members' Legislative Immunity in Non-Criminal Ethics Proceedings

    Body:  Once again, it has been proven that placing ethics in the hands of prosecutors can be damaging...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-05-28 11:48 - 0 comments

  2. Maryland Local Ethics Requirements

    ... when states take other approaches, and this has happened in Maryland, which amended its state ethics code effective October 1, 2010, ... 2011. Asking Too Much One of the problems with Maryland's approach is that it insists that local government requirements be at ...

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

  3. Legislators' Independence of Ethics Enforcement

    ... recent judicial opinions on legislative immunity would have us believe. Nor is independence an absolute value, whether because it is ... unanimous opinion of a three-judge tribunal of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Maryland v. Holton , which struck a ...

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

  4. COGEL Talk on Legislative Immunity: Same Goals As Government Ethics, and Not Absolute

    ... immunity defense and related defenses from being used. Right now, government ethics professionals and good government groups ... to ethics matters but applied state criminal law: Maryland v Dixon (Balt Cir Ct, 2009) and Maryland v. Holton (MD Court of ...

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

  5. A Remedy for Lack of Ethics Training and Advice?

    ... in Connick v. Thompson , a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 29, it is the difference between life and death. ... training regarding the requirements of Brady v. Maryland , 373 U. S. 83 (1963). Brady places an affirmative constitutional ...

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

  6. The Conflicts of Local Government Associations

    ... partner pages of Washington State and Maryland ). Corporate partnerships may be okay for ordinary associations, ...

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

  7. A Proposed Procurement Review Task Force in Miami-Dade

    ... to state procurement task force reports in Hawaii and Maryland . Municipal Task Forces There have been a few procurement ... from the Public Law Center in New Orleans entitled "Deliver Us From Temptation: Best Practices in Procurement of Professional Services" ...

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

  8. A Problematic Baltimore Legislative Immunity Decision

    ... about separation of powers (the decision, State of Maryland v. Dixon , is attached; see below). As I pointed out in my ... "Co-extensive" and "unified theory" are odd terms to use. "Co-extensive" is defined in my dictionary as "having the same spatial or ...

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

  9. Charitable Fundraising as an End Run Around Ethics Laws

    ... with them, improves their image in the community). Maryland legislators have been especially creative with their Legislative ... from engaging in officials' charitable activities. The Maryland Ethics Commission chair noted the merits of the event's purpose, but ...

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

  10. Prince George's County (MD) Ethics Reforms Good, But Incomplete

    ... about the pay-to-play culture of Prince George's County, Maryland. The new county executive and the county's state representatives ... HB 1076 , HB 993 , HB 1103 ) were introduced to the Maryland House that would make extensive ethics changes. The bills would deal ...

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

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