“Government Ethics and Bailouts: The Past, Present, and Future”
Great looking symposium in the Minnesota Law Review.
Category Archives: conflict of interest laws
“Edwards Seeks Trial Delay”
The Raleigh News and Observer reports.
“Heller Says Judge Should Have Disclosed Amodei Business Relationship”
Nevada News Bureau: “Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nevada, says he wishes the judge who ruled in the second congressional special election case had disclosed business interests he shared with Republican candidate Mark Amodei.”
Justice Prosser Won’t Recuse in Campaign Finance Case in Which One Side is Represented by His Recount Attorney
Should Justice Prosser Have Recused Himself in Voting on the Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Case?
That’s one of the arguments made in this NY Times editorial. I disagree with the Times board on this issue. If we are to have judicial elections at all, they are so that there is some measure of accountability of… Continue reading
“A Recusal Required”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers this editorial. It begins: ‘Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser should recuse himself from a case pending before the high court involving a lawyer whose firm did work for the justice during an expensive recount… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Ethics And Reviewing The Health Law”
Part 2 of Nina Totenberg’s NPR report. This one mentions Caperton.
Here’s a Way for the City of Vernon to Avoid State Dissolution and Absorption by LA County: Incur Half a Billion Dollars in Debt
“Bill Puts Ethics Spotlight On Supreme Court Justices”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
BNA: Tom DeLay Arguing CU Should Get Him Off the Hook for His Money Laundering Conviction
BNA:
The conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) on conspiracy and money laundering charges was unconstitutional, his attorneys contend in a brief filed with a state appeals court Aug. 11 (DeLay v. TexasTex. App., 3d… Continue reading
Extensive Must-Read NYT Article on Rep. Issa’s Business Interests
Lichtblau:
Most wealthy members of Congress push their financial activities to the side, with many even placing them in blind trusts to avoid appearances of conflicts of interest. But Mr. Issa (pronounced EYE-suh), one of Washington’s richest lawmakers, may… Continue reading
“ABA urges clear rules on judicial recusal”
The National Law Journal reports.
House and Senate Working on “Honest Services” Amendment
BNA reports here ($) that “[t]he Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced new legislation to close gaps in federal anti-corruption laws created by recent court decisions, and key Senate lawmakers said they now are working closely with their House colleagues to… Continue reading
CRS Reports on Campaign Finance Policy and Honest Services Fraud
Congressional Research Service’s report “The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress” may be found here. It provides an overview of recent developments, up through Arizona Free Enterprise Club. Also of interest is this CRS … Continue reading