Ethics

Ethics Complaints Filed Against Two Former DOJ Lawyers Over Hiring (Law.com)

9 Jul 2008

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, has filed complaints with the D.C. and Virginia Bars against two attorneys accused of illegally screening applicants to elite recruitment programs at the Department of Justice. The complaints -- filed against McGuireWoods partner Michael Elston and Seyfarth Shaw associate Esther Slater McDonald -- come in the wake of a ...

Chairman proposes ethics reform : Local News (Victorville Daily Press)

9 Jul 2008

SAN BERNARDINO — A wide-ranging ethics reform plan was discussed at the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday that Chairman Paul Biane said will be the first of many ethical issues to be heard.

Doubt cast on Currie's future amid ethics probe (Baltimore Sun)

9 Jul 2008

Amid ethics probe, Miller raises question on committee leadership Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Tuesday acknowledged speculation in Annapolis about Sen. Ulysses Currie's future in the General Assembly and said that he may revisit whether the Prince George's County Democrat should remain chairman of a powerful committee when the legislature reconvenes in January.