Abstract This paper assesses Scalia’s contribution to a series of cases, spanning much of his thirty years tenure on the court, which addressed issues relating to sexual orientation discrimination. The argument put forward is that these cases severely undermine any claim that Scalia might make to having been a distinguished judge in an intellectual or juridical sense. The pervasive theme of Scalia’s opinions in these matters is that of a constant failure to respect traditional tenets of legal reasoning and a compulsive inclination to engage in abusive castigation both of the litigants challenging the discriminatory laws and his judicial colleagues who did not agree with his viewpoint.

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性倾向案件

摘要本文评估了斯卡利亚在一系列案件中的贡献，涵盖了他在法院任职的三十年中的大部分时间，这些案件处理了与性取向歧视有关的问题。提出的论点是，这些案件严重破坏了斯卡利亚可能提出的在知识或司法意义上成为杰出法官的任何主张。在这些问题上，斯卡利亚的观点普遍存在一个主题，即始终不尊重法律推理的传统信条，并且倾向于对虐待性法律提出异议的诉讼当事人和不同意他的观点的司法同事。