Groener v. Oregon Government Ethics Commission

Petitioner seeks judicial review of the respondent Commission’s order determining that petitioner violated ORS 244.040(1) of the Oregon Ethics Law and imposing a $1,000 fine for that violation. He assigns two errors: (1) that the Commission’s “Conclusions of Law [sic] * * * are not supported by substantial evidence in the record,” and (2) that ORS 244.040(1) is unconstitutionally vague, thereby depriving petitioner of federal due process rights. We affirm.

Because we conclude, infra, that respondent’s findings and conclusions are supported by substantial evidence, we adopt pertinent parts of…