Articles
Government Ethics
- Ethics: Beyond Codes and Disclosure Forms
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- Presentation to 32 Speakers of State Houses of Representatives at the 2009 National Speakers Conference hosted by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, Sea Island, Georgia. October 22, 2009
Kirk Hanson
- Successfully Serving as a City Council Member and a Non-profit Board Member
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- Three brief cases illustrating conflicts between non-profit and public service
Robin Lowe, Judy Nadler, Eric Vail
- Two Views of a Budget
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- A case study for state officials on resolving a budget crisis
Judy Nadler
- Red Light, Green Light for State Legislators
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- Brief cases highlight ethical dilemmas for state officials
Judy Nadler
- When Doing Good May Be Doing Wrong
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- Four scenarios on potential conflicts between public service and work with non-profits
Judy Nadler
- Serving Two Masters: Discussion of the Cases
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- Responses to cases illustrating conflicts of interest
- Emerging Ethical Issues for Local Government Officials
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- Serving Two Masters: Government and Non-Profit Service
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- LeeAnn Pelham, executive director of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission, looks at potential conflicts of interest.
- Ethics and the Assessor
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- PowerPoint presentation for the California Assessors Association 106th Annual Conference on doing the publics business withᅠtransparency and integrity
Kirk O. Hanson
- Do We Have an Obligation to Vote?
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- An analysis of whether it is possible to make a rational case for the individual's responsibility to vote.
Scott LaBarge, introduced by Judy Nadler
- The Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
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- Transparency, land use and planning, and civic engagement top the list of information needs for citizens to participate effectively in decision making.
Judy Nadler
- Meeting the Public's Information Needs
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- Center Senior Fellow in Government Ethics joins other community leaders in a discussion of the information needs of communities in a democracy.
- Dealing Ethically With the Press: A Guide for Public Officials
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- Four rules of thumb for government officials in working with the media.
from a workshop with Jerry Ceppos
- On Ethics and Immigration
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- Arizona Governor looks at ethical issues in developing policy on illegal immigration.
Janet Napolitano
- Putting Away the Gifts
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- The Center's senior fellow in government ethics recommends a no-gifts policy for public officials.
Judy Nadler
- Sunshine reform
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- Testimony to the San Jose City Council on improving government transparency.
Judy Nadler
- Setting the Stage for Problems
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- Should a public official solicit charitable contributions from businesses that are under his supervision?
Roey Rahmil
- Election Irregularities
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- A newly elected mayor decides whether to contest a citation for election code violations.
Roey Rahmil
- On the Record
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- What is a former supervisor's duty to reveal about past poor judgments by a candidate for public office.
Roey Rahmil
- Ethics and City Hall
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- San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed outlines reforms.
Suruchi Bhutani
- San Jose Sunshine Reform Task Force Update
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- The task force considers recommendations for improving transparency and participation.
- Speaking Truth to Power: The Role of the Executive
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- James O'Toole argues that great leaders encourage candor.
Jennifer Pittman
- Whistle Blowing in the Public Sector
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- An introduction to the ethical issues surrounding government whistle blowers.
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- The Ethics of Leaking
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- How to tell whether a leak is worth publishing--or taking seriously
Kirk O. Hanson and Jerry Ceppos
- The Future of Government Ethics: There's Hope
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- Senior Fellow in Government Ethics Judy Nadler extends the work of the Center into the classroom.
Miriam Schulman
- Codes of Ethics and Values
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- Access to a wide variety of resources on how cities can develop ethical codes
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- The Personal Lives of Public Officials
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- Ethical issues at the boundary between a politician's personal and public behavior
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Civility
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- An introduction to the ethical issues for public officials.
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Civil Disagreement
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- A case exploring the limits of public debate
Judy Nadler
- Name Calling on the Council
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- When the mayor and a councilmember disagree vociferously, is it unacceptable conduct or just the normal rough and tumble of
politics?
Judy Nadler
- Gifts and Bribes
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- An introduction to the ethical issues for public officials.
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- No Such Thing as a Free Ticket
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- A case involving a gift to a government official
Judy Nadler
- Political Perk or Part of the Job?
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- A mayor must decide whether to accept VIP treatment at the ballpark.
Judy Nadler
- Ethics and Leadership Camp for Public Officials 2006
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- Twenty-two city councilmembers, ethics commissioners, and other government officials gathered for the first summer workshop on instilling a culture of ethics in local government.
Judy Nadler
- Councilmember and the Manager
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- A city councilmember must decide if he can impartially review the performance of the city manager.
Judy Nadler
- Relationships Between Elected Officials and Staff
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- An introduction to the ethical issues that arise between city or county staff and councilmembers or supervisors.
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Favoritism, Cronyism, and Nepotism
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- An introduction to the ethical issues presented by favoritism in government.
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Introduction to Government Ethics
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- Basic material on the most common ethical issues in public service
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Conflicts of Interest in Government
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- An introduction to the ethical dilemmas posed by conflicts of interest in the public sphere.
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Campaign Ethics
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- An introduction to campaign ethics including ethical dilemmas, cases, and links
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Evolution of Human Rights Norms and Machinery
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- Bertrand G. Ramcharan, former United Nations High Commissioner, offers his perspectives on the evolution of human rights norms and machinery.
Bertrand G. Ramcharan
- The Case of the Friendly Consultant
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- A mayor wonders whether a friendly lunch is actually an occasion for lobbying.
Judy Nadler
- Lobbying Ethics
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- An introduction to the ethical considerations in lobbying the
government
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- Open Meetings: A Case Study
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- An executive session makes citizens question a city council's decision on rezoning.
Judy Nadler
- Open Meetings, Sunshine Laws, and Transparency in Government
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- An introduction to the topic including definitions, dilemmas, cases, and links.
Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman
- The Candidate's Crisis of Conscience
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- A candidate for city council must decide how frank to be in endorsement interviews.
Judy Nadler
- What Would a Real Ethics Refresher Course Look Like?
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- Advice for the Congress and White House about ethical leadership.
Judy Nadler
- On-Line Resources in Government Ethics
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- Links to articles, codes, and other materials about government ethics programs.
- Campaign Ethics and Voter Guidelines
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- Materials on campaign ethics prepared in conjunction with the city of Livermore, Calif.
Judy Nadler
- Campaign Ethics Challenge
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- A candidate faces a last-minute attack from an opponent.
Judy Nadler
- The Case of the Extra Mile
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- Ethics case addressing the work-life balance for public employees.
Kirk O. Hanson
- The Case of the Mangled Data
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- Ethics case addressing the responsibility of public employees to provide accurate information.
Kirk O. Hanson
- Creating a Culture of Ethics in the Public Sector
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- Remarks on government ethics presented at the World Bank
Judy Nadler
- Government Ethics Cases for City Finance Directors
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- Scenarios ask city finance directors to give a red or green light.
Judy Nadler
- Nadler Named Woman of the Year
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- Center Senior Fellow in Government Ethics Judy Nadler has been selected as 'Woman of the Year' for the 22nd Assembly District.
- Home Run or Foul Ball
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- What are the ethical issues to consider when a city manager is dealing with city contracts?
Judy Nadler
- Our debt to the future: Will our children pay for the negative consequences of our current choices
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- When is it appropriate to ask the next generation to pay bills we incur today?
Judy Nadler
- Ethics and Public Contracting
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- Conflicts of interest in public contracting cost public confidence.
Judy Nadler
- Ethical Considerations for Candidates and Their Supporters
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- The task of raising money for a political campaign can be so overwhelming that many qualified individuals don't run for office simply because they don't want to ask for money. Here are some ethical considerations to consider in fundraising for your campaign, or on someone else's behalf.
Judy Nadler
- Campaign Ethics: Considerations for Candidates and Their Supporters
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- Key issues related to fundraising, communications, and campaign conduct
Judy Nadler
- Ethics in Contracting
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- Judy Nadler, senior fellow in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, speaks at League of California Cities, US conference of Mayors, and Fire Academy.
- Will city's ethics reform bear fruit? City Task Force Could Learn a Lesson from Picking Cherries
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- As San Jose's task force on ethics meets to review and revise ethics provisions of the San Jose Municipal Code, Judy Nadler offers the following observations on some similarities between picking cherries and addressing government ethics.
Judy Nadler
- Red Light, Green Light
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- Ten ethical dilemmas facing elected officials.
Judy Nadler
- A Tale of Two Downtowns
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- How should a Vietnamese-American councilmember balance the needs of his own ethnic group and the needs of other segments of the community?
Judy Nadler
- Supreme Court on Educational Diversity
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- From my standpoint as a constitutional law professor, a particularly interesting strand of the Grutter majority opinion is the reliance upon the First Amendment to uphold the right of public universities to value student body racial diversity.
Margaret M. Russell
- Politics, the Supreme Court, and Affirmative Action
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- The decision in Grutter v. Bollinger that it was constitutionally permissible for public colleges and universities to consider race in student admissions was transparently political, in the sense that the outcome was grounded more in the political choices of the justices and the surrounding political context than in any objective legal principles.
Brad Joondeph
- Shocking thought: Get serious about ethics
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- What steps can be taken to rebuild public confidence in the independence of elected officials?
Judy Nadler
- Ethical Political Leadership: Speaking Hard Truths
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- Some part of the responsibility for the unwillingness to speak the hard truths must rest with the public who are woefully mistrustful and uninformed about how government works.
Judy Nadler
- Allocating and Stewarding Water Resources
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- The issues surrounding water-its availability, price, use, quality, and ownership-are affecting local governments and citizens on a regular basis.
Judy Nadler
- Unavoidable Ethical Dilemmas of Newly-Elected Local Officials
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- As part of the Center's commitment to government ethics, Senior Fellow Judy Nadler convened 13 mayors and council members for Santa Clara and San Mateo counties to share the top ethical dilemmas confronting every person who comes into local elected office.
Judy Nadler
- Alice Hayes and Affordable Housing
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- A new city councilmember must weigh the community's need for affordable housing with the desire to preserve open space.
Judy Nadler
- Business as Usual
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- A retired city engineer goes back to work for the city as an independent contractor. When he bids for a job, a councilmember raises questions.
Judy Nadler
- Case of the Big Box Retailer
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- A revenue shortfall causes a city council to consider the tax benefits from a big-box retailer versus the potential harm to established small businesses.
Judy Nadler
- The Mayor and the Manager
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- A case exploring the proper relationship between city councilmembers and city staff.
Judy Nadler
- Old Friends and Conflicts of Interest
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- How do relationships with "old friends" change when someone is elected to public office?
Judy Nadler
- Sex in the City
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- Is an elected official's personal life legitimately "private"?
Judy Nadler
- Right of Way
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- As the California coastline changes because of the ocean's continual pounding, the question is asked who has access to the fluctuating landscape?
Rob Elder
- Ethical Implications of California's Recall Election
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- A panel discussion with SCU professors of political science.
Ethics at Noon
- Budget Crunch Ethics
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- A California State Assembly member discusses the ethical choices legislators face during a budget crisis.
Joe Simitian
- State's accounting tricks cheat future taxpayers
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- The responsibility of one generation is shifted to the next by accounting gimmicks.
William K. Black
- The Case of the Sikh Temple
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- Plans for a 94,000 square foot structure raise questions about the zoning of a house of worship.
Mark Ralkowski
- Access, Internet, and Public Libraries
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- A report prepared for the Santa Clara County Libraries on challenges posed by the availability to minors of sexually explicit material on the Internet. The report addresses issues such as filtering and free speech.
Thomas Shanks and Barry Stenger
- Privacy vs. Security
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- The Center's Framework for Ethical Decision making is applied to privacy vs. security concerns in the wake of the terrorist attacks.
Bharath Krishnamurthy
- The Cyber City Network
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- An online network for city services raises questions about access and whether the provision of services electronically will increase disparities between rich and poor.
Thomas Shanks
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