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Litigation threatens state ethics panels

The states included Florida, New York and Texas.
Arguments over the the fate of the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government — heard by a state appeals court in Albany on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 — stem from a lawsuit filed by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who claims the commission lacked the constitutional authority to prosecute him. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Ethics commissions in nearly a dozen states faced threats to their potency this year, including efforts through litigation to weaken their ability to enforce the law, reduce the areas of the law they have jurisdiction over, and strip them of their power altogether, according to a report from the Campaign Legal Center.

The states included Florida, New York and Texas.

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