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Journey for Jensen (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
For most of her tenure as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has enjoyed widespread popularity and a reputation as a maverick who refused to stand by fellow Alaska Republicans facing their own ethics scandals. But the 44-year-old Palin, who was selected as Sen. John McCain's running mate today, is now the focus of her own state ethics investigation as part of the so-called "Troopergate"...
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Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sarah Palin was a hockey mom, small-town mayor and rising young Republican star in Alaska in 2003 when she ran afoul of her party's establishment over ethics reform and was cast into the political wilderness.
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Legal Profession Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A judicial ethics opinion from the State of Washington Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee considers the ethical implications when a judicial officer teaches a class at a sports club outside of work hours (ok if not undignified) and teaching a law...
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The Nattering Nabob (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Chief Fired by Palin Speaks Out "I think he's [Todd Palin, Sarah Palin's husband} emotionally committed in trying to see that his former brother-in-law is punished."
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Johnson County Commissioner John Segale didn’t follow political finance laws in Kansas when he used campaign funds to pay for a billboard on Shawnee Mission Parkway, the state’s ethics commission has ruled.
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PoppingCorks.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The current controversy over a group of wine bloggers accepting a wine sample under the condition to write something — good or bad — about that wine has me reflecting over my code of ethics. Since I have commercial interests in the wine trade, I think it is very important to make full disclosures in [...]
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Left Turn with Cecily Friday (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thinkprogress: In Dayton, OH today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will announce that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his vice presidential running mate. Palin, who entered office in 2006 after running as a reformer , is touted by conservatives as being “ a politician of eye-popping integrity .” But Palin’s reformer image took a hit last month when she was accused of attempting to get a state trooper fired....
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Slog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Earlier this week, City Council Member Richard McIver tried to use taxpayer money to pay two $500 ethics violation fines, using a city policy loophole which indemnifies council members against any financial penalties incurred in the course of their work on the council. In response, Council Members Sally Clark, Tim Burgess, Tom Rasmussen, Jean Godden and Richard Conlin distributed a letter earlier...
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World Hum (Free subscription) | yesterday
The New York Times columnist has famously purchased the freedom of Cambodian slave-prostitutes and taken college students with him on trips to Africa. He’s even said that travel should play a central role in American education. His heart is surely in the right place. But is he ethical? Portfolio’s Jeff Bercovici questioned Kristof’s approach to a recent column from Beijing. Kristof responded to the...
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Liberal Burblings (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Here from Newser are the details of the ethics investigation into Sarah Palin, which is currently ongoing: John McCain’s running mate comes to the national campaign embroiled in a scandal back home, Talking Points Memo reports. Alaska’s legislative council has appointed a special commission to investigate Gov. Sarah Palin, who’s accused of pressuring the state’s department of public safety to...
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New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
ABA Ethics Opinion 08-451 dated August 5, 2008 but Announced by the ABA on August on August 25 states that "sending legal work overseas is ethically permissible as long as the lawyer doing the outsourcing does takes steps to ensure the protection of cllient confidences and preservation of attorney clent privelege." From: Lin, Anthony. "ABA Guidance on Outsourcing Sees Advantages for Law Firms,"...
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The Caucus (Free subscription) | yesterday
It is an issue for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that is already drawing attention in the opening moments of her debut as the Republican vice presidential pick
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Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, who represents Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District, has filed a complaint against Democratic opponent Bob Roggio with the Fedederal Elections Commission. Gerlach's campaigns says Roggio of failed to submit a complete financial disclosure statement. Roggio's camp says Gerlach is playing politics. Read more in today's edition of The Norristown Times-Herald .
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novalawcity (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Sabrina Pacifici of be Spacific alerted readers to the release earlier this month of ABA ethics opinion 08-451 on the outsourcing of legal and non-legal support services. Since outsourcing can range from using the photocopy service around the corner to...
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Media Law Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Nicholas Kristof discusses his reporting on the anthrax investigation involving Dr. Steven Hatfill and apologizes to Dr. Hatfill, offers some hypotheticals involving other high profile cases, and wonders about when reporters report, and when they keep still. Read his column...
