<p>Many local government attorneys insist that government ethics laws should not apply to them because they are covered by legal ethics rules. In fact, some government ethics codes have express exceptions for attorneys. I have always insisted that the two are very separate and should not be confused with each other.
Most of George Frederickson's lecture, "<a href="http://academic.udayton.edu/richardghere/MPA%20524/2011%20course/Freder…; target="”_blank”">Searching for Virtue in the Public Life: Revisiting the Vulgar Ethics Thesis</a>," involves what he calls "the modern extended state," the "vast public
sea" in which governments float. This public sea includes
The <a href="http://www.nvsupremecourt.us/info/audio/04.20.09_53064.php" target="”_blank”">oral
arguments</a> before the Nevada Supreme Court in the Commission on
Ethics v. Hardy appeal are now available in MP3 format, suitable for
your media player.<br>
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It doesn't look as if the decision will be a good one for government
The decision of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal in <a href="http://www.la-fcca.org/Opinions/Pub2008/2008-05/2007CW2342May2008.Pub.1…; target="”_blank”">In
re Arnold</a> (May 23, 2008) causes serious problems with respect to
ethics enforcement against local government legislators, at least in
Louisiana. It opens up a can of worms that I haven't seen discussed