L.A. ethics panel calls for tougher penalty for Moonves
The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission on Wednesday unanimously rejected a proposed settlement between the city and former CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves, saying a…
Former CBS chief pays a $11,250 fine to settle ethics case
Former CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves has agreed to pay an $11,250 fine to settle a Los Angeles City Ethics Commission complaint that accused him…
Ethics committee drops Jamaal Bowman fire alarm investigation
The House Ethics committee has dropped the investigation into Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. (L), for pulling a Capitol fire alarm last fall when there was…
DWP board president steps down amid ethics questions
Political veteran Cynthia McClain-Hill announced Tuesday that she is stepping down as president of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners following ethics-related…
House to launch ethics investigation of Rep. Laura Richardson
Reporting from Washington — The House Ethics Committee voted Thursday to launch an investigation into whether Rep. Laura Richardson pressured her congressional staff to work on…
Independent reform group recommends stronger Ethics Commission
After three years marked by scandal in City Hall, an independent government reform group is recommending a larger and more powerful Los Angeles Ethics Commission…
The nonprofit L.A. Mayor’s Fund is getting new ethics rules
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House ethics committee declines to investigate Rep. Jamaal Bowman over fire alarm
The House Ethics Committee has declined to pursue an investigation against Rep. Jamaal Bowman (pictured in September with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D.-Minn.) for pulling a…
Ethics panel says it found ‘substantial evidence’ of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics panel said Thursday it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred…
House Ethics Committee report finds ‘substantial evidence’ Rep. George Santos committed fraud
1 of 3 | The House Ethics Committee Thursday said it is referring "substantial evidence" from its Investigative Subcommittee to the DOJ that Rep. George…
Opinion: The Supreme Court finally has a code of ethics, but it has a fatal flaw
Although it is welcome and overdue that the Supreme Court finally adopted an ethics code for its justices on Monday, the approach is seriously flawed…
Supreme Court ethics code: What to know about its compromises, loopholes and old promises
Here are six of the biggest loopholes, ambiguities and unresolved questions in the court’s new code of conduct: No new breakthroughs While this is the…
Supreme Court adopts ethics code in wake of controversial gifts to justices
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday adopted a code of ethics following several high-profile investigations disclosed justices receiving unreported gifts from wealthy benefactors. File Photo…
Supreme Court ethics code codifies existing judiciary rules
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday issued a code of conduct for itself for the first time, but it conceded the rules are “not new”…
N.Y. Rep. Elise Stefanik files ethics complaint against Trump fraud trial judge
1 of 2 | Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Friday filed a judicial ethics complaint against Trump business fraud trial Judge Arthur Engoron. File Photo…
Justice Barrett expresses support for formal Supreme Court ethics code
Barrett went further than she did in August when she told a judicial conference in Wisconsin that she welcomed public scrutiny of the high court,…
L.A. Councilmember John Lee accused of violating ethics laws
The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission has accused Councilmember John Lee of violating governmental ethics laws stemming from a trip he took to Las Vegas…
Poll: Majority of voters support Supreme Court ethics code
The nine justices, unlike lower-court judges, don’t have a formal ethics code — an omission that’s come under scrutiny amid a spate of news stories…
Weaponizing Intelligence: How AI is Revolutionizing Warfare, Ethics, and Global Defense
Is artificial intelligence the future of global warfare?” If you find that question compelling, consider this startling fact: The U.S. Army, by leveraging AI in…
Ethics commission nominee – Los Angeles Times
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