Pictured is the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. A Texas bill awaiting the governor’s signature could reverse the effects of a court ruling that requires prosecutors to go through a state agency ...

Criminal cases involving Fort Bend County Judge KP George and Robbie Gail Charette, a Washington County politician, could be affected by Senate Bill 987. Under a court ruling from last year, ...

The Nevada Commission on Ethics was created to safeguard the public’s trust. When it works, it ensures transparency, accountability and integrity in public service. We know this well, based on our ...

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Don Heider (@donheider) is executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. In September 2025, a now-deleted social media post from U.S.

Bloomberg: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-BakerHostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics, discussed a recent shift in how and what law students ...