1. James is a lawyer who is representing a victim of domestic abuse in a case
presided over by Judge Danner. During an unofficial conversation in the hallway,
James talks to Judge Danner about the woman’s restraining order stating she
moved into her parents home out of fear, but her parents’ home is not on the list of
addresses banned on the restraining order. Judge Danner decides to write the
parents’ address on a photocopy of the restraining order and authenticated the
document without adding the new document to the court records.

Ethical

Unethical

Illegal

Your reasons:

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2. Tom is a police officer. At a dinner party, a group of people are speaking in a
derogatory manner about people of a certain race. Tom believes the conversation
is inappropriate, but decides to excuse himself from the table until the
conversation is over rather than expressing his opinion.

Ethical

Unethical

Illegal

Your reasons:

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2.

3.