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Slate argues the Supreme Court’s June shadow-docket decision enshrined a colorblind interpretation of the 14th Amendment that blocks race-conscious remedies and will likely worsen racial discrimination in voting, policing, education, housing, and employment.
A Georgetown law scholar argues Justice Amy Coney Barrett quietly joined Justice Clarence Thomas on a Margolin concurrence, a move he calls a potentially ominous signal that Barrett may lean toward the Trump administration in a wave of upcoming immigration- and grant-termination-related cases on the Supreme Court docket, signaling a shift from her previously more centrist approach and underscoring her pivotal role in deciding these contentious matters.
Justice Clarence Thomas criticized a recent Supreme Court ruling on the death penalty, calling the decision 'unfortunate' and signaling disagreement with the Court’s approach to capital punishment.
An Alabama state representative, Juandalynn Givan, attacked Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with racially charged insults after a Supreme Court ruling striking down a 2023 redistricting map. The decision could eliminate two Democratic-held seats ahead of the May 19 primary and may force new maps that could affect races involving Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 77, delivered a televised tirade at the University of Texas at Austin, condemning progressivism and the nation’s colleges as undermining founding principles, and arguing that rights originate from God and the Constitution rather than government, while urging Americans to recapture the courage of the Declaration’s signers and criticizing Washington officials.
A former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas warns that the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution may be shifting towards a pro-presidential stance, potentially undermining norms and institutions, especially regarding the president's power to remove officials, with significant implications for future governance.
President Joe Biden criticized U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump, calling it "specious" and influenced by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's opinion on the illegitimacy of independent prosecutors. Biden expressed his disagreement with the ruling and stated it would not affect his campaign focus on Trump's legal issues.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has sparked controversy by concurring with a decision that reversed a lower court's ruling on racial factors in South Carolina's congressional redistricting. Thomas criticized the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision, arguing that the court overstepped its bounds and that "racial isolation" is not inherently harmful. The NAACP condemned the ruling as a severe blow to democracy.
Justice Clarence Thomas criticized the Supreme Court's use of judicial power in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision while concurring in a recent ruling that upheld a GOP-drawn redistricting map in South Carolina. Thomas argued that federal courts should not be involved in drawing voting districts and that the Constitution prohibits all forms of race-based discrimination. The court's 6-3 decision emphasized the need to distinguish between race and politics in redistricting challenges.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a South Carolina congressional map deemed racially gerrymandered, making it harder to challenge unjust voting maps. Justice Clarence Thomas, in a concurring opinion, argued that federal courts should not intervene in redistricting, criticizing past judicial actions like Brown v. Board of Education for overstepping judicial power.
Comedian John Oliver has given Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas less than 48 hours to accept his $1 million-a-year offer to quit the bench, along with a $2.4 million luxury motor coach. Oliver initially made the offer during a February episode of his show, citing various conflicts of interest involving Thomas. The deadline reminder comes amidst criticism of the Supreme Court's recent rulings, with Thomas previously expressing that the job of a justice is "not worth doing for what they pay."
The Judicial Conference of the United States has announced a new policy requiring random assignment of judges in civil cases with statewide or national implications to address concerns about "judge shopping." This move aims to promote impartiality and public confidence in the federal judiciary. The issue gained attention after controversial cases were filed in single-judge divisions. Meanwhile, the Judicial Conference is still reviewing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's financial reporting practices following accusations of violating federal ethics laws.
Justice Clarence Thomas participated in the Supreme Court decision that restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, despite calls to recuse himself due to his wife's support of Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The decision overturned a Colorado Supreme Court ruling and ended efforts in multiple states to remove Trump from the ballot over his role in the Capitol riot. Critics have raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and called for mandatory ethics rules for the Supreme Court.
MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested that the Supreme Court's decision to hear former President Donald Trump's immunity case in late April may have been motivated by a desire to allow conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to retire under a Trump administration. Reid and NYU law professor Melissa Murray discussed potential motivations for the court's move, with Murray highlighting the impact of the justices' potential retirement on the court's composition. Reid also referenced ethical controversies involving Thomas and Alito, including Thomas' undisclosed gifts from a billionaire and Alito's luxury vacation with a Republican billionaire with ties to cases he later voted on.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has hired Crystal Clanton, a law clerk accused of sending racist text messages in 2017, to work for him in the upcoming term. Clanton, who denies remembering sending the messages, had previously served as the national field director at Turning Point USA, a conservative student group. Despite the controversy, Justice Thomas and his wife have maintained a close relationship with Clanton, with the justice calling the allegations against her unfounded and expressing disbelief in her being racist.