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10 Jul 2015, 7:39 am
Hawaii – How Hawaii Lawmakers Spend Up to $13,000 a Year – EachHonolulu Civil Beat – Nathan Eagle | Published: 7/8/2015 Many Hawaii lawmakers have been less than thrilled with state Ethics Commission Executive Director Les Kondo’s strict opinions on what gifts they are allowed to accept from lobbyists, or what events they can attend with complimentary tickets. [read post]
5 Jun 2015, 6:30 am
Hawaii – Antiquated Law Spares Lobbyists in Honolulu Ethics ScandalHonolulu Civil Beat – Nick Grube | Published: 6/1/2015 Nestor Garcia, a former Honolulu City Council member, agreed to pay an $8,100 fine after the Ethics Commission found evidence he illegally accepted free meals and golf from lobbyists. [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 7:21 am
A civil lawsuit filed by the Better Business Bureau alleged Brinkley used its money to pay “his mortgage, pool cleaner, personal credit card invoices, and to support a hidden gambling habit. [read post]
17 Jun 2016, 5:28 am
Hawaii – Honolulu Ethics Director Quits Over Direction Commission Is HeadedHonolulu Civil Beat – Chad Blair | Published: 6/15/2016 Honolulu Ethics Commission Executive Director Chuck Totto has resigned, effective immediately. [read post]
22 May 2015, 6:14 am
Hawaii – Ban Upheld on Political Donations by Government ContractorsHonolulu Civil Beat – Nick Grube | Published: 5/20/2015 A federal appeals court panel on upheld Hawaii’s ban on political donations by state and county contractors. [read post]
2 Dec 2016, 6:35 am
‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’New York Times – Amanda Taub | Published: 11/29/2016 Political scientists have a theory called “democratic consolidation,” which holds that once countries develop democratic institutions, a robust civil society, and a certain level of wealth, their democracy is secure. [read post]
10 Nov 2017, 9:02 am
Violations will not result in either civil or criminal penalties. [read post]
4 Aug 2017, 7:05 am
Justice Department’s authority to impose civil fines people who do not comply with the Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act, which requires individuals working on behalf of a foreign government or official to register with the Justice Department within 10 days of signing a contract. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 1:41 am
While we are still digesting the ECJ’s guidance concerning AdWords in eBay v L’Oreal (C-324/09, see the IPKat's post here) the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) has today finally published its eagerly and long awaited decision in Eis.de (otherwise known as the Bananabay case: see our earlier reports here, here and here).The decision was already handed down in January 2011 but was only published today, with impeccable timing by Germany’s highest court in… [read post]
26 Aug 2011, 8:02 am
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.) is well worth the time required to read and digest it. [read post]
14 Oct 2022, 5:00 am
Anyone wishing to review a copy of this decision may click this LINK.Source: “Digest of Recent Opinions. [read post]
14 Oct 2016, 6:21 am
Hawaii – How Hawaii Companies Pay to Party It Up with Public OfficialsHonolulu Civil Beat – Chad Blair | Published: 10/11/2016 Those attending and sponsoring the Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials included some of the most powerful business interests in the state who had the chance to hobnob with the kind of government officials who have influence on issues that affect them. [read post]
20 Nov 2015, 6:57 am
One Slogan, Many Methods: Black Lives Matter enters politicsNew York Times – John Eligon | Published: 11/18/2015 Black Lives Matter began as a hashtag and grew into a protest slogan – after prominent police killings of blacks over the past year – and became an Internet-driven civil rights movement. [read post]
14 Jun 2018, 9:17 pm
The commission voted to waive civil fines levied against 33 candidates and political committees by Merrill’s office. [read post]
16 Jun 2017, 6:36 am
The civil fine is among the largest ever levied by the FEC. [read post]
26 Oct 2018, 12:51 pm
But the fallout from Hill’s alleged behavior that night is likely to continue as his accusers prepare a civil lawsuit and Republican leaders continue to call for his resignation. [read post]
12 May 2017, 6:15 am
National: Silicon Valley Tech Lobbyists Swarm BrusselsPolitico.eu – Harry Cooper and Nicholas Hirst | Published: 5/4/2017 A new report shows spending on European Union lobbying by Google, Facebook, Apple, and other technology companies has increased by up to 278 percent between 2014 and 2017, and four out of seven lobbyists currently accredited with the European Parliament have been hired directly from the Parliament to lobby their former colleagues. [read post]
13 Jul 2017, 8:52 pm
Honolulu Civil Beat – Anita Hofschneider | Published: 7/13/2017 Honolulu Ethics Commission Executive Director Jan Yamane must work to rebuild an agency that lost its bite in recent years due to internal strife and outside interference from Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s administration. [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 6:51 am
When Teddy Roosevelt was a freshman legislator in 1882, he kept a diary and once wrote that Assemblyperson John Raines had “the same idea of public life and civil service that a vulture has of dead sheep. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 6:27 am
Elizabeth Warren had been holding forth on the chamber floor on the eve of Sessions’ expected confirmation vote, reciting a 1986 letter from King that criticized Sessions’ record on civil rights. [read post]
