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22 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Senate Dress Code Gets a Casual Overhaul DNyuz – Robert Jimison (New York Times) | Published: 9/19/2023 In the tradition-bound halls of the U.S. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
It is a scandal that also touched on Irvine City Hall, where Mayor Farrah Khan’s former consultant Melahat Rafiei admitted to attempted bribery in 20 [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal Causes Residents to Demand Reforms Voice of OC – Hosam Elattar | Published: 9/6/2023 Anaheim residents and local community groups are charting their own path for reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal that has entangled City Hall. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – San Francisco DA Files New Corruption Charges in Probe with FBI San Francisco Standard – Josh Koehn | Published: 8/29/2023 San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins filed multiple felony charges against a former City Hall staffer, Lanita Henriquez, and Rudolph Dwayne Jones, the director of a community grant program for the city, alleging the two conspired to funnel public money into private contracts to enrich themselves. [read post]
11 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
‘Fake’ Elector Plot Raised Concerns Over Legal Peril, Indictment Shows MSN – Amy Gardner, Patrick Marley, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 8/7/2023 Donald Trump’s defenders have long insisted his false elector scheme was legal because the slates met as mere placeholders, to be activated only if the campaign won in court. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – Anaheim Corruption Report Alleges a Criminal Conspiracy, Secret Lobbying and Influence Peddling MSN – Nathan Fenno and Gabriel San Román (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 7/31/2023 An outside investigation into alleged corruption in Anaheim detailed Disneyland area resort interests improperly steering City Hall policymaking. [read post]
29 Jul 2023, 10:17 am by Josh Blackman
After certiorari was granted, New York City repealed the law, New York State prevented the city from re-enacting the law, and Mayor de Blasio salted the earth around City Hall to make sure the statute could never grow again. [read post]
29 Jul 2023, 9:56 am by Paul Caron
Legal Education: Law360, Seton Hall President Resigns After Law School Theft Scandal Law.com, 'Trusted Employees' Misappropriated $1 Million From Seton Hall Law School Josh Blackman (South Texas), 'NextGen Bar Exam Is Complete Abandonment Of Competence As Standard' For New Lawyers Law.com, Law School Dean Turnover Nears 33% In 2023 Bryce... [read post]
21 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Door-Knocker Complaints Show Risks of DeSantis Super PAC Strategy MSN – Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 7/13/2023 With his foot on the front porch of a home in Charleston, South Carolina, a canvasser for a $100 million field effort supporting Florida Gov. [read post]
19 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
These Documents Show the Ethical Dilemmas” by Brian Slodysko and Eric Tucker for Associated Press News National: “Trump Says He Received a Target Letter in Federal Jan. 6 Investigation” by Perry Stein, Josh Dawsey, and Jacqueline Alemany (Washington Post) for MSN Illinois: “Michael Madigan’s Ousted Chief of Staff Fights to Block Secret Recordings in His Federal Perjury Trial” by Ray Long and Jason Meisner (Chicago Tribune) for MSN… [read post]
14 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Buddy Cianci is in the Political Corruption Hall of Shame – Literally MSN – Edward Fitzpatrick (Boston Globe) | Published: 7/11/2023 He did not make the cut when the Museum of Political Corruption inducted the first five members of its Hall of Shame in 2021, a group that includes former President Richard Nixon and William “Boss: Tweed. [read post]
1 Jul 2023, 11:27 pm by Frank Cranmer
A general debate on Bishops in the House of Lords has been scheduled in Westminster Hall for Thursday 6 July from 1:30 to 3:00 pm. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal How Judges Navigate Offers of Free Lunch, Trips and NBA Tickets Bloomberg Law – Zoe Tillman (Bloomberg News) | Published: 6/25/2023 Recent controversies over perks accepted by Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have raised questions not only about the justices’ conduct off the bench and what they disclose to the public, but also about how the judiciary broadly enforces ethics. [read post]
23 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
But unlike past attempts to address what many say is a broken system, this time the call is also coming from inside City Hall, with key council members on board. [read post]
16 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – SF Ethics Watchdogs Issue Huge Fine to Group that Supported Breed’s 2018 Mayoral Run San Francisco Standard – Josh Koehn | Published: 6/13/2023 The San Francisco Ethics Commission fined one of the most influential political groups in the 2018 elections, saying a [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Spam and the Scam: What’s driving those incessant political fundraising email and text campaigns blowing up your inbox Yahoo News – Madison Hall (Business Insider) | Published: 6/1/2023 Consumers are drowning in a sea of spam messages and scams from political campaigns, and experts said it is not going to change anytime soon. [read post]
7 Jun 2023, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
No tweaks to the legislation can prevent voting members from deeming electors to be excludible, making it ultimately a political power play.On January 6, 2021, the House was still run by the Democratic Party’s majority, which meant that bizarre challenges to the 2020 election’s results by people like Senators Josh Hawley (soon to be seen running for his life through the halls of Congress) and Ted Cruz were doomed from the start. [read post]
6 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Elections National: “Republicans Set Presidential Debate Rules That Could Exclude Some” by Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for MSN Ethics National: “N.J. [read post]