
Course #540- Ethics: Supreme Court, 1st Amendment & Conflicts of Interest - CD
Speaker: Curtis Howard Course 540 1 hour MCLE Ethics Credit This course covers the Supreme Court case of Commission on Ethics vs. Carrigan, docket No 10-568. Question: Does the supreme court subject state restrictions on voting by elected officials to strict scrutiny? Key Points: 1. The 1st Amendment does not subject state restrictions on voting by elected officials to strict scrutiny 2. The Nevada Ethics in Government Law is not unconstitutionally overbroad 3. Restrictions upon legislators' voting rights are restrictions upon their speech (Justice Alito) Objectives: Evaluate the oral arguments for Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan Identify several ethical dilemmas the Supreme Court Justices must have faced when considering the verdict for this case Mr. Howard is a Criminal Defense Attorney in Sacramento, California, at the Law Office of Curtis L. Howard JR.