Victory: Washington, D.C. Government to Allow Voluntary Trainings for Local Officials as Protected Speech Under the First Amendment
November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
On Friday, the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) reversed their policy of considering voluntary trainings as monetary gifts given to Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners (ANCs). This policy reversal comes in response to a letter sent by the Institute for Justice (IJ), which had threatened to file a lawsuit on behalf of Greater Greater Washington (GGWash), who had previously . . .
On Friday, the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) reversed their policy of considering voluntary trainings as monetary gifts given to Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners (ANCs). This policy reversal comes in response to a letter sent by the Institute for Justice (IJ), which had threatened to file a lawsuit on behalf of Greater Greater Washington (GGWash), who had previously . . .