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Supererogation (Late Latin: supererogatio "payment beyond what is needed or asked", from super "beyond" and erogare "to pay out, expend", itself from ex "out" and rogare "to ask") is the performance of more than is asked for; the action of doing more than duty requires. [1] In ethics, an act is supererogatory if it is good but not morally ...
Of the 56 jurisdictions within the United States, only Puerto Rico, and Wisconsin do not use the MPRE; however, these jurisdictions still incorporate local ethics rules in their respective bar examinations. [2] Maynard Pirsig, published one of the first course books on legal ethics, Cases and Materials on Legal Ethics, 1949.
In addition, certain contracts are required by state law to be in writing (real estate transactions, for example), while others are not. [2] Wade and Honeyman [3] describe a ‘durable’ contract as one in which all parties substantially perform without abandonment and without resorting to legal proceedings. With only anecdotal evidence, it is ...
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is organized into six titles. It created mandatory, public disclosure of financial, and employment history of public officials as well as their immediate families. It also created restrictions on lobbying efforts by public officials for a set period after leaving public office. Lastly, it created the United ...
Massachusetts was one of 11 states that had compulsory vaccination laws. [1] Massachusetts law empowered the board of health of individual cities and towns to enforce mandatory, free vaccinations for adults over the age of 21 if the municipality determined it was necessary for the public health or safety of the community. [2]
Executive Order 13770, entitled "Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees," was an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump on January 28, 2017, that directs executive branch employees on a ban from becoming a lobbyist for five years.
The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission, which was created by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. [3] The Guidelines' primary goal was to alleviate sentencing disparities that research had indicated were prevalent in the existing sentencing system, and the guidelines reform was specifically intended to provide for determinate sentencing.
Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963), [1] was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided 8–1 in favor of the respondent, Edward Schempp, on behalf of his son Ellery Schempp, and declared that school-sponsored Bible reading and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools in the United States was unconstitutional.