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1. The Legal Language May Be About Benefits, But It's Really About Trust

   ... One can learn a lot about local government (and judicial) ethics by listening to local officials talk about a conflict situation they're ... it isn't going to be something covered by a local government ethics code. But a judge talking to the D.A.'s wife every day is a serious ...

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

2. The Many Ways in Which Lawyers Can Do Nothing About an Unethical Environment

   Body:  When it comes to government ethics, too often lawyers are nowhere to be seen, unless they are the ones ... group of lawyers trumps a judge. Local Government Ethics What does all of this have to do with local government ethics? The same culture of intimidation exists in local governments with poor ...

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

3. Mack Truck Exceptions to New Gift Provisions in Alabama

   ... in Alabama are falling over each other claiming that their ethics reforms give the state the best, toughest ethics laws in the nation. ... some of them don't look all that good. A principal reform involves finally placing limits on gifts, apparently a radical move. ...

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

4. A High-Level Official's Obligation to Seek Out the Truth

   ... rather than criminal misconduct, and the more easily ethics rules can be enforced or amended, and the city's ethics environment be improved. When a mayor, manager, and council ... You have to demand evidence and to hand matters over to an ethics commission, the criminal justice system, or an independent investigator. ...

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

5. Indirect Interests and Freedom of Speech

   ... is invalid." That's pretty tough, tougher than the City Ethics Model Code, which only calls for the voiding of contracts or transactions based on an ethics code violation. The Dooley court looked at two other CT cases. In ...

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

6. Quote of the Day

   ... silence my voice on this issue. So I was forced to ask the Ethics Officer for an opinion, and she gave me one. She told me I could ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

7. Personal Fundraising by Elected Officials

   ... debts. She says that the gifts were approved by the state ethics commission and by lawyers. She told the Boston Globe that the state ethics commission told her she could accept the funds "as long as I didn't take ...

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

8. A Miscellany: Crossing the Line

   ... abuse matter gets right to the heart of government ethics. According to an article in today's New York Times , ... and linked that issue to the city’s action on a lands bill important" to the regional native corporation. Meeting with the council, ...

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

9. A D.C. Loan Officer's Possible Conflicts of Interest

   ... shows why it's so important to have a strong, independent ethics program that can deal with a situation such as this without politics and without a confusion between crime and ethics. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...

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

10. The Limits of Disclosure

    ... prevents what it is intended to prevent. In the government ethics situation, that would mean preventing misconduct. Technical ... especially with the limited disclosure rules of local ethics codes, often provides little important information. We might know that ...

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

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