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Ethics Quote of the Month: Judge Vaughn Walker

Judge Walker makes the case for basic ethical values in striking down California's same-sex marriage ban. Continue reading →

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Perry v. Schwarzenegger: Choosing Ethics Over Morality

Governments and courts need rational reasons to justify laws, especially laws that employ a separate and thus inherently unequal policy to deprive Americans of basic rights. That's why they must use...

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Judge Walker Was Wrong

The issue was not Judge Walker's homosexuality, which in itself should not raise reasonable doubts about his ability to be fair and impartial, but his long term same sex relationship. He had a duty to...

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The Ethicists, Backing Judge Walker and Gay Marriage, At An Unacceptable Price

My colleagues in the legal ethics field are arguing---decreeing, really--- that Judge Vaughn Walker's decade-long same-sex relationship didn't need to be disclosed before he ruled against Proposition 8...

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Comment of the Day: “The Ethicists, Backing Judge Walker and Gay Marriage, At...

More on the continuing controversy over whether reasonable people think Judge Walker was too conflicted to rule on Proposition 8. Continue reading →

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