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1. CA Appellate Court Protects EC Legal Advice on the Basis of Privilege

   ... St. Croix is the executive director of the San Francisco Ethics Commission, and this matter involves a public records request for ... department head or board, commission or other unit of government of” the city, an attorney-client relationship is created with any ...

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

2. Federal Decision on Citizens and the Attorney-Client Privilege

   ... lawyer. Since they would, of course, be the client of a government lawyer as well, this decision would apply even more forcefully, but ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

3. Pollsters and Transparency

   ... the info, how can citizens, ordinary journalists, and good government organizations? I feel that political polls have become an ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

4. Moral Clarity II - Intentions

   ... (Princeton, 2008). A controversial aspect of government ethics involves intentions or motivations. Must an official be shown to have ...

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

5. The Sale of Special Access to Confidential Information

   ... The most important question is, Should anyone who pays for government work be considered "internal" to the government and, therefore, have ... effectively sell confidential information without violating ethics prohibitions against allowing its use for the benefit of anyone other ...

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

6. Counter-Allegations Against Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

   Body:  You're a government official who has had an ethics complaint filed against you. You want it go away. What do you do? ... a counterclaim. The odd thing here is that the Montana ethics commissioner can seek the removal of an elected official from the 2014 ...

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

7. Professional Confidentiality and the Disclosure of Conflicts

   ... John Hazlehurst's observation on the Colorado Springs ethics commission's dismissal of a complaint against the mayor is ... the client is presumably seeking something from the local government, the client has an obligation to reveal the relationship, as well, ...

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

8. Should a District Attorney Be Counsel to a Council?

   ... something he has told it is illegal? This involves the basic government ethics issue, whom does a government attorney represent, the board or ...

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

9. A Miscellany

   ... for a trial. Applicant disclosure is good for local government officials. It protects them from being in the position of the ... Discretionary Funds A report from the South Carolina Ethics Commission about council funds in Greenwood County (attached; see below) ...

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

10. A Public Interest That Is Personal and Material

    ... There is an assumption held by people involved in government ethics that putting one’s personal interests ahead of the public interest is ...

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

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