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 →
View ArticlePerry 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...
View ArticleJudge 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleComment 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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