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26 Jun 2017, 6:21 am by Jim Sedor
King Defends Husband Who Faces Fine for Lobbying Violation” by Hal Dardick for Chicago Tribune Missouri: “Ethics Complaint Accuses Missouri Senate Leader’s Ally of Unregistered Lobbying” by Jason Hancock for Kansas City Star Campaign Finance Connecticut: “State Elections Watchdogs: No campaign cash for Ganim” by Brian Lockhart and Bill Cummings for Connecticut Post Pennsylvania: “Philadelphians Could Be on the Hook for Political Campaign Expenses” by… [read post]
25 Jun 2017, 9:01 pm by Sarah Andropoulos
The crowdfunding approach would also arguably eliminate some of the ethical risks associated with single-investor litigation finance.Crowdfunding to Finance Specific CasesIn 2015 the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Professional Guidance Committee (“Committee”) considered a scenario in which the inquiring lawyer hoped to use crowdfunding to finance litigation on behalf of a plaintiff who was suing a government entity. [read post]
21 Jun 2017, 11:40 am
Supreme Court, a Haddonfield lawyer's free speech argument carries the day": Columnist Kevin Riordan has this essay in today's edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 6:30 am by Jim Sedor
Louis Post-Dispatch Ethics Connecticut: “Lobbyists, Corporate PACs Help Legislator Pay for His Travels as RNC Member” by Jon Lender for Hartford Courant New York: “Ex-Assemblyman Who Crusaded Against Opioid Addiction Indicted in Connection with Pill Mills, Medicaid Fraud” by Nathan Tempey for Gothamist North Carolina: “NC Has No Elections Board Until Cooper Makes Appointments – But He’s Suing” by Colin Campbell for Raleigh News & Observer… [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 10:05 am
"Beverage tax upheld by Commonwealth Court": Julia Terruso of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, "A panel of judges has upheld Philadelphia's beverage tax, dismissing complaints from the American Beverage Association and local retailers who argued that the levy is unlawful. [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 6:34 am by Jim Sedor
Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Lying to the FBI” by Angela Couloumbis for Philadelphia Inquirer [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
Pennsylvania – A Philly Teacher’s Stunts Draw Interest from The Board of EthicsPhiladelphia Inquirer – Chris Brennan | Published: 6/5/2017 It looks as if George Bezanis, a Central High School social studies teacher who has used a billboard and a banner plane to protest the lack of a new union contract for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, will be butting heads with the city Board of Ethics. [read post]
7 Jun 2017, 7:11 am by Andrew Sather
For example, content from The Philadelphia Inquirer frequently won’t be available until the afternoon after it was published. [read post]
7 Jun 2017, 6:40 am
" Dick Thornburgh, Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker, Ed Rendell, and Tom Corbett had this op-ed in yesterday's edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer. [read post]
6 Jun 2017, 5:19 am by Jim Sedor
Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science” by Coral Davenport and Eric Lipton for New York Times Michigan: “Ex-Detroit Principal Uses Robin Hood Defense at Corruption Sentencing” by Gus Burns for MLive.com Tennessee: “Tennessee Watchdogs Owed More Than $1 Million in Unpaid Fines” by Joel Ebert and Dave Boucher for The Tennessean Wisconsin: “Critics Deride Secrecy, Limits on Investigations by State Ethics Commission as It Nears 1-Year Mark” by Mark… [read post]
5 Jun 2017, 10:59 am by Jonathan L. Israel
The Philadelphia chamber argued that the law was invalid because it unconstitutionally impinged employer free speech rights. [read post]
4 Jun 2017, 8:28 pm
"Appeals court upholds 'Chip' Fattah conviction": Robert Moran of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report on a ruling that the U.S. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 7:15 am by Joy Waltemath
The Chamber contended that it had standing because “its members conduct business and hire employees in Philadelphia, and are prohibited by the Ordinance from inquiring into a job applicant’s wage history or relying on that history. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
’s Legislators Continues to Miff CriticsPittsburgh Post-Gazette – Angela Couloumbis (Philadelphia Inquirer) and Karen Langley | Published: 5/28/2017 Critics often cite Pennsylvania as having the weakest gift regulations in the nation. [read post]
1 Jun 2017, 6:15 am by Jim Sedor
Louis Post-Dispatch Pennsylvania: “Claiming ‘Taco Bell’ Tastes, Philly DA Williams Drew Questions Early on with Elaborate Campaign Spending” by Jeremy Roebuck for Philadelphia Inquirer Ethics “A Vocal Defender of Ethics Has Fans – and Foes” by Nicholas Fandos for New York Times Massachusetts: “Former Top Mass. [read post]
31 May 2017, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
Ciaramella/Reason, opinion in car and real estate proceedings involving Elizabeth Young, background Milad Emam, Philadelphia Inquirer 2016 op-ed on Institute for Justice brief] Philadelphia authorities seized Young’s house and minivan after her son sold $90 worth of marijuana on her front porch. [read post]
31 May 2017, 1:14 pm
Nadolny of The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article that begins, "The lawsuit aiming to strike down Philadelphia's new wage equity law has been tossed out by a federal judge because the group that filed it, the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, did not identify a single business the law would harm. [read post]
31 May 2017, 6:26 am by Jim Sedor
’s Legislators Continues to Miff Critics” by Angela Couloumbis (Philadelphia Inquirer) and Karen Langley for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Campaign Finance Arizona: “Court: Former Attorney General Tom Horne’s rights violated in campaign case” by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for Arizona Republic Missouri: “Candidate Spending Gets Little Scrutiny under Missouri Ethics Laws” by Ellen Cagle for Southeast Missourian Washington: “Citizen Watchdog… [read post]
17 May 2017, 10:44 am
"November races for statewide judicial elections set": Karen Langley of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. [read post]