Ethics & Conflicts of Interest

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thedailyrecord.com > 09/14/2026 > baltimore-mayor-sued-police-accountability-board-power

Baltimore mayor sued after claiming more power over police accountability board

38+ min ago   (547+ words) The State of Real Estate in Maryland Ian Round//September 14, 2026// A member of Baltimore‘s Police Accountability Board is challenging a move by Mayor Brandon Scott that would give him the power to replace almost all of its members at…...


chewelahindependent.com > announcements > auditor-s-protection-order-against-county-commissioner-denied > article_1824202c-d0f6-41e8-9cdb-2dfb1f16e892.html

Auditor’s protection order against county commissioner denied

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (257+ words) A petition for an anti-harassment protection order against Stevens County Commissioner Mark Burrows by Stevens County Auditor Lori Larsen was denied in court last week. The petition, filed on July 23 in Stevens County District Court, asked the court to grant…...


usaherald.com > in-house-attorneys-group-takes-rival-to-court-over-ai-chatbot-trained-on-its-work

In-House Attorneys??? Group Takes Rival to Court Over AI Chatbot Trained on Its Work

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (577+ words) America ı By Samuel Lopez A dispute between two organizations that serve the same corner of the legal profession has spilled into federal court, and it's raising a question the legal-tech world can no longer avoid: who owns the material…...


pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > lawyer-sanctioned-after-ai-generates-fake-witnesses-in-murder-appeal

Lawyer Sanctioned After AI Generates Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

21+ hour, 9+ min ago   (440+ words) A New Mexico defense attorney’s use of artificial intelligence in a murder appeal has landed him in trouble. The state’s Supreme Court last week held attorney Stephen Aarons in direct contempt of court for submitting a brief with “false testimony…...


thelastward.org > p > brandon-johnsons-failing-record-on

Brandon Johnson’s failing record on ethics reform

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (934+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will officially announce his re-election bid this afternoon following the Chicago Bears’ season opener. But when it comes to fighting corruption in city government, the mayor has fumbled the ball. In fact, the Johnson administration has…...


yelmonline.com > stories > ex-labor-secretary-from-oregon-drank-on-job-oversaw-humiliating-workplace-report-finds,408055

Ex-labor secretary from Oregon drank on job, oversaw 'humiliating' workplace, report finds

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (597+ words) Former U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the one-term Oregon congresswoman tasked by the Trump administration to head the nation’s leading worker protection agency, oversaw harassment within her office, consumed alcohol on the job and had an inappropriate relationship with her security…...


grantspasstribune.com > oregon-ethics-director-cleared-as-states-watchdog-again-closes-a-case-without-a-violation

Oregon Ethics Director Cleared as State’s Watchdog Again Closes a Case Without a Violation

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (523+ words) Oregon’s chief government ethics administrator emerged Friday from an outside examination of her own conduct with no violation established, closing an extraordinary case that required the state’s ethics watchdog to look beyond its own offices for someone to investigate the…...


indystar.com > story > news > local > oregon > 09/11/2026 > ogec-dismisses-complaint-against-executive-director-susan-myers > 91714427007

Oregon ethics commission dismisses complaint against director

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (481+ words) The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against its executive director after an outside investigator's preliminary review found that Susan Myers did not violate ethics laws when she reviewed a complaint against a commission member. Jason Robinson, chief…...


thewest.com.au > news > court-justice > new-mexico-lawyer-fined-for-using-chatgpt-generated-brief-with-fabricated-testimony-c-22859633

Lawyer fined for using AI evidence in murder case

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (357+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. A defence lawyer appealing against his client’s murder conviction submitted a brief containing…...


malaymail.com > news > money > 09/12/2026 > from-potato-chips-to-silicon-chips-lobbies-cover-all-in-brussels > 234854

From potato chips to silicon chips: Lobbies cover all in Brussels

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (378+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 12 — If there is an industry for it, there will be a lobby group representing its interests in Brussels, home to the European Union’s institutions. The biggest spenders are the digital, banking and energy sectors, according to civil society…...