Clarence Thomas

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Supreme Court justices, minus Thomas, and Alito, file financial disclosure reports

7:27pm June 07, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Justice Clarence Thomas' disclosure form had been eagerly awaited in the wake of news reports that he accepted luxury trips worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.

Security fencing is seen as people visit the Supreme Court on April 19.

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Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

10:37am April 24, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

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Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the George Washington University law school received calls to drop Justice Clarence Thomas and cancel the seminar he taught.

Clarence Thomas drops out of teaching a law class after students protested

6:10pm July 28, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the George Washington University law school received calls to drop Thomas and cancel the seminar he taught.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, in 2017.

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Jan. 6 committee asks Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify

5:01pm June 16, 2022

by NPR Washington desk

Ginni Thomas said she would "look forward" to talking to the committee after reports surfaced that she communicated with a lawyer who pressured Mike Pence to reject the election results.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, moderates a panel discussion titled "When did World War III Begin? Part A: Threats at Home" during the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 23, 2017.

Supreme Court Justice Thomas' wife Ginni has a long history of conservative activism

10:03pm March 25, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The text messages Virginia Thomas sent Trump's chief of staff pushing false claims about the 2020 election are the latest in her often public work to support conservative Republicans.

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Justice Thomas worries 'trends' like 'cancel culture' will compromise institutions

12:00pm March 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

"By doing this, you continue to chip away at the respect of the institutions that the next generation is going to need if they're going to have civil society," Thomas says at Utah event.

Justice Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving member of the current Supreme Court, has views that perhaps can be described only as unique. Some court watchers, however, use other terms: idiosyncratic, eccentric, provocative, thoughtful and, yes, wacky.

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Clarence Thomas: From 'Black Panther Type' To Supreme Court's Conservative Beacon

2:36pm July 14, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The longest-serving member of the current court is also its furthest to the right, least traditional and most controversial — and with a new conservative majority, he may be having a moment.

Anita Hill testified in 1991 that she was sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Anita Hill Says Kavanaugh Accuser Hearing 'Cannot Be Fair'

6:40pm September 25, 2018

As it stands now, Hill tells NPR, the hearing cannot provide senators "with enough information to reach a reasonable conclusion." She testified in 1991 that Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her.

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Activists chant during a protest outside the office of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa.

A Timeline Of Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill Controversy As Kavanaugh To Face Accuser

3:00pm September 23, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

As another Supreme Court nominee faces allegations of sexual misconduct, what can be learned from the handling of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill controversy?

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh looks over his notes during the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Sept. 6 on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats want to delay the confirmation vote after sexual assault allegations against K

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Kavanaugh Allegations Recall 1991's Supreme Court Scandal, With Key Differences

8:12pm September 17, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Allegations of sexual misconduct against a Supreme Court nominee are familiar. But there are some key differences between the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh and those against Clarence Thomas.

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