Marriage

The Oregon Supreme Court today affirmed a determination by the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability that Judge Vance D. Day had violated state rules of judicial ethics when he devised a scheme to avoid marrying same-sex couples by instructing court staff to investigate the gender of marriage applicants and represent that he was unavailable if they were of the same sex, among other charges.

Paid leave policies are essential – not just to those in traditional nuclear family structures, but also to those with chosen families.

Well, it’s here! Today is the first Monday in October, which means it’s the day the Supreme Court begins its new term.