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Fortas Ethics Case Raises Questions On Public Officials
Washington story reviews the Abe Fortas affair and its impact on ethics in government. It notes the lack of enforceable rules across branches, the role of public opinion in accountability, and contrasts ethics canons for executives, legislators, and judges while detailing Fortas receipt and return of a $20,000 Wolfson Foundation fee and his resignation.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Louis E. Wolfson
Wolfson Foundation
Executive
Earl Warren
Court
Wolfson
Securities and Exchange Commission
American Bar Association
Congress
House
Forlas
Executive Branch
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Senate
Bobby Baker
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N. Y
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court