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Back in January, I wrote a column about how the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) responded to a tragic accident that took the lives of a University of Georgia (UGA) football player and a staffer for...

The chief justice would like to create some sort of an ethics code. i dont know whether it would be satisfactory to you or me, but it would it least be an ethics code. and he clearly does not have the votes to do that. i think at this point it is more than just one or two people, it may be more than that. he may not even have the majority of people who want to really sit down and try to hammer out an ethics code. and the reasons for that are multitudinous and we do not have the time to discuss t...

The horizon? >> well, it certainly doesnt look that way. i think its apparent to, i think, most of us who cover the court that the chief justice would like to create some sort of an ethics code. i dont know whether it would be satisfactory to you or me, but it would at least be an ethics code. and he clearly doesnt have the votes to do that. and i think at this point, its more than just one or two people, it may be more than that. he may not even have a majority of people who want to really sit ...

The University of Georgia demands retraction of an AJC article titled: "UGA football program rallies when players accused of abusing women."

Hell of passing? >> i dont think it does. and i think term limits generally raise a whole bunch of constitutional questions. i think their bill doesnt end run around the constitutional questions. term limits are super popular. people like the idea. i think, again, a big national conversation about term limits is really useful. and i think thoughtful. >> as weve all been talking about, the recent propublica reporting, thats put a spotlight on justices clarence thomas, samuel alito, and the lavish...

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Canada Revenue Agency says it has fired 20 employees who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number likely to increase as it investigates hundreds of other cases.

Erwin Chemerinsky asks: “Why don’t the Supreme Court justices understand that that they would benefit greatly from an ethics code and an independent office to assess their ethical issues?”

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Lindiwe Sisulu argues that Mkhwebane, like other women in positions of power, is a victim of a system that judges women differently from men.