Legal Opinion
Rendell v. Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 30, 2009No. 82 MAP 2008, 83 MAP 2008PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
This appeal concerns the issue of whether a non-profit corporation is a “business” as the term is defined in Pennsylvania’s Public Official and Employee Ethics Act.1
The Ethics Act, among other things, prohibits public officials from engaging in conduct that constitutes a conflict of interest. See 65 Pa.C.S. § 1103(a). Such a conflict arises when a public official or public employee uses the authority of his or her office for the private pecuniary benefit of himself, a family member, or a “business with which he or a member of his immediate family is associated.” 65…
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