When Legislators Are Also Lawyers

Legal Ethics Forum has this post on the indictment of a former NJ state legislator, arising from money his law firm received, purportedly for legal services but really (the indictment alleges) for supporting a development project. The linked story reports that state law doesn’t require legislators to disclose their clients, the nature of their work, or how much they’re getting, thus opening the door to conflicts and even bribery.

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