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Should a Local Government Attorney Represent Both the Executive and Legislative Branches?
... conflicts. This issue is currently being discussed in Hawaii County, by a charter revision commission, according to the ... they have the right, they have the absolute right to report us to the Office of the Disciplinary Council of the Supreme Court. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Advice on Advisory Opinions
... New York City Seattle California Connecticut Hawaii Indiana Massachusetts New York state FOI Ohio Virginia ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Commission Political Activity
... in Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, the members of the ethics commission shall be prohibited from taking an ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Local Government Dependency on Drug Asset Forfeiture in Texas
... According to the article, another D.A. took his staff to Hawaii, and another bought campaign commercials. Texas law on drug asset ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Many Reasons Why a City or County Attorney Should Not Provide Ethics Advice
... I don't know if this has been made clear in Hawaii, but it is clearly the law in some states, such as California, and only a week ago, in a case that was remanded from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Nevada Supreme Court stated that ethics advice from ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators
... better known as the Speech or Debate Clause in the U.S. Constitution, prevents an independent ethics board from making decisions ... or Debate Clause language, from Article I, Section 6 of the U.S. Constitution: for any Speech or Debate in either House [Senators and ... (pp. 5-7). An informal advisory opinion of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission on a speech or debate issue. Hawaii's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments
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Arguments For and Against "Resign to Run" Laws
... higher office. This is what happened in the late 1970s in Hawaii, according to a Honolulu Civic Beat article from 2010 . ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Selection of Ethics Commission Members by Community Organizations
... by presidents of the state's private colleges . Hawaii's state ethics commission members are selected by the Judicial Council ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Total Gift Bans and Legal Defense Funds
... other hand, it is hard to justify a new kitchen or a week in Hawaii (except when a government-oriented seminar is being held there, because ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Philadelphia Ethics Board's Proposed Gift Regulation
... to go is an industry in itself. An all-expenses paid trip to Hawaii, golfing in Scotland, gambling in Vegas, with a luncheon speaker every ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
