Earlier today, the state’s highest court denied a motion for leave to appeal a challenge to the ability of the state’s ethics enforcement entity to issue subpoenas. The denial means […]
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Appellate Division Upholds Ethics Commission’s Subpoena Power
Earlier today, the Appellate Division, Third Department upheld the authority of the Commission on Public Integrity (the predecessor to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics) to subpoena testimony from the […]
JCOPE Issues ‘Interim Guidance on Gifts’
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) recently posted “Interim Guidance on Gifts” to its web site. According to the “Interim Guidance”: “JCOPE issues this interim guidance on gifts to […]
JCOPE Migrating Website
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has moved their website from the former Commission on Public Integrity site (www.nyintegrity.org) to a new JCOPE site (www.jcope.ny.gov).
JCOPE Holds First Meeting; Adopts Ethical Code of Conduct and Recusal Policy
Last Tuesday, the state’s new ethics and lobbying oversight entity – the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) — held its first meeting in Albany. The agenda for the public […]
Parting Words from the CPI’s Outgoing Executive Director
The New York World (published by Columbia Journalism School, and named for school founder Joseph Pulitzer’s newspaper) has an interview with Barry Ginsberg, outgoing Executive Director and Chief Counsel of […]
Governor Signs “Revolving Door” Exemption for Laid Off State Employees
Governor Cuomo has signed into law a bill that allows the waiver of the two-year post- employment restrictions for former State officers and employees who are (or were) terminated before […]
CPI Head Takes New Private Sector Position
The winding down of the Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) continues. The New York Law Journal reports that CPI Chair Mitra Hormozi has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner, […]
CPI’s Draft Gift Regulations Expire
The Commission on Public Integrity’s draft regulations on gifts relating to state officers and employees, and for lobbyists and clients, have expired according to this week’s NYS Register. These draft […]
CPI Website Notice
A notice has been posted to the Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) web site explaining the status of the state’s ethics laws now that the Public Integrity Reform Act has […]