Birmingham politics: Email raises ethics questions
Birmingham News – Sept. 9
… University of Alabama law professor Susan Pace Hamill said the email falls into a gray area legally. “I’m not sure it’s illegal, but it smells,” said Hamill, whose specialties include ethics. “If I was the mayor I would not allow my people to communicate in that fashion.” Hamill said the exchange could add to public skepticism regarding elected officials. “The problem around here with public trust of our elected officials would suggest that we need to be more conservative,” she said. “If we want to get the public trust back, we have to do more than avoid the letter of the law.”…