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Thomas Makes Blunt Assessment Over Colleagues' Style

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 04.06.2012

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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Maybe it's Southern courtesy or his introverted nature that keeps him from interrupting attorneys during oral arguments, Supreme Cou...

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Did Justice Thomas Take Personal Leave During the Healthcare Arguments?

David Coleman | Posted 04.05.2012

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How can a sentient judge, responsible for casting a deciding vote in a 5-4 case -- that is widely said to be the most important of the decade -- sit through the proceedings mute for six hours?

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For Justices Who Act as "Umpires," Constitutionality of Health Care Reform Is a Simple "Yes"

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.22.2012

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If the federal government can compel an individual to purchase insurance when he/she is consuming healthcare services, then the argument that the government cannot mandate a person to purchase a privately-offered product is thrown out the window.

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Clarence's Questions: The Case Of The Burning Cross

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question at a Supreme Court oral argument since Feb. 22, 2006. Many have commented on the meanin...

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Common Cause Keeps The Heat On Clarence Thomas

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 09.09.2011

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Sitting in a lifetime appointment on the highest court of the land, the controversial behavior of Clarence Thomas is drawing increased calls for the Supreme Court to be held to the same code of conduct as all federal judges.

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Justice Thomas Takes Aim At Supreme Court Critics

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 07.18.2011

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas opened up to an audience of attorneys in his home state of Georgia on Tuesday, comparing cr...

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Doubting Justice Thomas

Sunil Adam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clarence Thomas Defends Wife Against Criticism Of Tea Party Activism

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - his impartiality under attack from liberals because of his attendance at a meeting of conservative donors spon...

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Clarence Thomas Goes Five Years Without Asking Question In Supreme Court Arguments

The Los Angeles Times | David G. Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justice Clarence Thomas hasn't asked a question during the Supreme Court's oral arguments for five years. He has said the sessions are unnecessary and...

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Justice Thomas Keeps 5-Year Silence

The New York Times | Adam Liptak | Posted 05.25.2011

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The anniversary will probably be observed in silence. A week from Tuesday, when the Supreme Court returns from its midwinter break and hears argument...

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Dems: Clarence Thomas Not Fit To Rule On Health Care Repeal Case

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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A group of 74 House Democrats is joining together to call for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to remove himself from any forthcoming review of t...

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Justice's Wife Assumes Role Of De Facto Tea Party Lobbyist

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel, Marin Cogan & John Bresnahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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She started as a congressional aide in the 1980s, became a midlevel Republican operative, then briefly left politics, reemerging in 2009 as founder of...

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'Sexually Driven' Memoir

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lillian McEwen, who dated Thomas in the 1980s, has signed with TitleTown Publishing, a Green Bay, Wis.-based publisher specializing in true crime and ...

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Clarence Thomas's Ex-Girlfriend Reveals Lurid Details

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of news that Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, recently contacted Anita Hill, the woman behind a sexual hara...

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Should Justice Thomas Recuse or Resign Based on His Wife's Conduct?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

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To my knowledge, no other Supreme Court spouse has ever placed a sitting Justice in this awkward position.

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Justices Scalia, Thomas Spark Judicial Ethics Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reports that two Supreme Court Justices have attended seminars sponsored by the energy giant and conservative bankroller Koch Industries has sparked a...

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Clarence Thomas' Wife Asks Anita Hill For Apology After Nearly 20 Years

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called Anita Hill to ask her to apologize for accusing the justice of sexually ha...

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Clarence Thomas: Some Criticism Of Supreme Court Is 'Irresponsible'

AP | ANTONIO GONZALEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Questioning the Supreme Court and other government branches needs to stay within the range of fair criticism or "run the ris...

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Sotomayor Draws Testy Retort From Clarence Thomas In Debut Decision

Posted 05.25.2011

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the court's newest member, delivered the Supreme Court's first opinion of the new term. The unanimous decision was noteworthy...

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Supreme Court DNA Ruling: Once Again Roberts Court Allows "Procedural" Issues to Trump Justice

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that convicted inmates do not have the constitutional right to DNA testing, even though it could, as Justice Stevens said in his dissent, "ascertain the truth once and for all."

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Clarence Thomas's America

Ian Millhiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's sad that, after defeating the twin dragons of racism and poverty, Clarence Thomas has spent his career working to ensure that no one will ever follow in his footsteps.

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Clarence Thomas: Americans Don't Sacrifice As Much

AP | SUE LINDSEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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LEXINGTON, Va. — Americans today are self-indulgent and don't make the sacrifices that their parents and grandparents did, and the nation's lead...

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