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The Effect of Making a Legislative Immunity Defense
... a legislative immunity defense in the local government ethics context can be seen from reading the recommendation of the ... on legislative immunity, knowing that the city will foot his bill? And yet neither Stamford nor, as far as I can tell, any other ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Lucifer Effect IV — Miscellaneous Observations
... ideas in the book that have relevance to local government ethics. An Ethics Commission With Lips Zimbardo raises an interesting thought ... behavior? One of the unfortunate aspects of government ethics programs is that, while ethics commissions are usually given the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Nevada Legislative Immunity Appeal: A Sigh of Relief Regarding Institutional Waiver, and a Legislator's Neverneverland
... for those interested in the intersection between government ethics enforcement and legislative immunity, an intersection where, in the last ... been a few collisions harmful to the cause of government ethics. Although this case involves a state legislator, it is in some ways ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Problem with Limiting Conflicts to Pecuniary Benefits
... where money is involved. When these people write ethics laws, as they often do, the law effectively says that where money isn't ... any conduct is acceptable. For example, Pennsylvania's ethics code, which applies to local officials, defines "conflict of interest" ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... don't think the film is ever going to make it to the City Ethics Top Ten Ethics Film list . You heard it here first. Ethics ... Contractors and Vendors Ethics Codes Ethics Reform Family Members/Nepotism Gifts Nonprofits/Charities ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Prestige of Office Provisions
Body: Some jurisdictions have an ethics provision entitled Prestige of Office that, among other things, limits ... district, the issue is moonlighting. I don't think that ethics programs should regulate moonlighting. I think this is a personnel ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics - Michael Johnston's Essay
... I discuss at length in my book Local Government Ethics Programs ). Blind spots regarding corruption lead to "misguided reform efforts." It is Michael Johnston's essay "Democracy without ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Need for a Revolving Door Provision, and More, in Hartford
... Advocate , a complaint has been filed with Hartford's ethics commission by a council member against the former corporation counsel on ... Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings Ethics Reform Local Government Attorneys Post-Employment/Revolving Door ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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When Transparency Gets Sneaky
... editorial on a city council's handling of an important ethics issue begins with "Sneaky. Real sneaky." it's something worth sharing ... Jacksonville Times-Union , and the editorial on a new bill to take the city's ethics commission and ethics officer (City Ethics' own ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Financial Disclosure Requirements Are Minimal
Body: Update: May 14, 2011 (see below) An ethics controversy in Hartford presents a perfect opportunity to show the difference between ethics and law, and the right way to approach financial disclosure ... 8 program and to give the money to the landlord. An ethics complaint has been filed by a state representative who is apparently ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
