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On Ethics and Immigration

Arizona Governor looks at ethical issues in developing policy on illegal immigration.
Janet Napolitano

Sunshine reform

Testimony to the San Jose City Council on improving government transparency.
Judy Nadler

Ethics and City Hall

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed outlines reforms.
Suruchi Bhutani

The Ethics of Leaking

How to tell whether a leak is worth publishing--or taking seriously
Kirk O. Hanson and Jerry Ceppos

Evolution of Human Rights Norms and Machinery

Bertrand G. Ramcharan, former United Nations High Commissioner, offers his perspectives on the evolution of human rights norms and machinery.
Bertrand G. Ramcharan

What Would a Real Ethics Refresher Course Look Like?

Advice for the Congress and White House about ethical leadership.
Judy Nadler

Supreme Court on Educational Diversity

From my standpoint as a constitutional law professor, a particularly interesting strand of the Grutter majority opinion is the reliance upon the First Amendment to uphold the right of public universities to value student body racial diversity.
Margaret M. Russell

Politics, the Supreme Court, and Affirmative Action

The decision in Grutter v. Bollinger that it was constitutionally permissible for public colleges and universities to consider race in student admissions was transparently political, in the sense that the outcome was grounded more in the political choices of the justices and the surrounding political context than in any objective legal principles.
Brad Joondeph

Alice Hayes and Affordable Housing

A new city councilmember must weigh the community's need for affordable housing with the desire to preserve open space.
Judy Nadler

Business as Usual

A retired city engineer goes back to work for the city as an independent contractor. When he bids for a job, a councilmember raises questions.
Judy Nadler

Case of the Big Box Retailer

A revenue shortfall causes a city council to consider the tax benefits from a big-box retailer versus the potential harm to established small businesses.
Judy Nadler

The Mayor and the Manager

A case exploring the proper relationship between city councilmembers and city staff.
Judy Nadler

Old Friends and Conflicts of Interest

How do relationships with "old friends" change when someone is elected to public office?
Judy Nadler

Sex in the City

Is an elected official's personal life legitimately "private"?
Judy Nadler

Right of Way

As the California coastline changes because of the ocean's continual pounding, the question is asked who has access to the fluctuating landscape?
Rob Elder

Ethical Implications of California's Recall Election

A panel discussion with SCU professors of political science.
Ethics at Noon

Budget Crunch Ethics

A California State Assembly member discusses the ethical choices legislators face during a budget crisis.
Joe Simitian

State's accounting tricks cheat future taxpayers

The responsibility of one generation is shifted to the next by accounting gimmicks.
William K. Black

Access, Internet, and Public Libraries

A report prepared for the Santa Clara County Libraries on challenges posed by the availability to minors of sexually explicit material on the Internet. The report addresses issues such as filtering and free speech.
Thomas Shanks and Barry Stenger

Privacy vs. Security

The Center's Framework for Ethical Decision making is applied to privacy vs. security concerns in the wake of the terrorist attacks.
Bharath Krishnamurthy

The Cyber City Network

An online network for city services raises questions about access and whether the provision of services electronically will increase disparities between rich and poor.
Thomas Shanks