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?
After all the issues raised this year about the Associate Justice, you'd think he would be calling for an official investigation just to clear his name. But no. Aside some elliptical references to the waters rising around him, Mr. Thomas seems to think silence is his best bet.
A Justice sits on the High Court For years he chose not to report Monies paid to his wife Now the root of much strife Seems with ethics he failed to c...
Judges running for office and accepting contributions can all say I will not be influenced by such contributions, but does the public believe that?
Regardless of Justice Thomas' motivation, the fact remains he had undisclosed financial links to people with unequivocal positions on issues that were or will be before the Court, links sufficient to question the impartiality of his opinions.
This year proved to be a golden one for public relations meltdowns. Compiling this list was easy - trimming it down to the 10 biggest wasn't. As far as PR blunders go, 2010 was a target-rich environment.
Like many civil rights advocates, I have been sorely tempted to celebrate the death--once lingering but now tantalizingly imminent--of the military's ...
Many Democrats in this election cycle seem to be getting much better at the tactic known as "the attack ad."
[Just another day inside the Thomas household...] "Morning, Ginni!" "Ah, the Great Man rises! How's my Supreme Love this morning? Slept in a bit,...
Was Ginni Thomas call to Anita Hill motivated by political opportunism to protect her husband? Doubtful, because this was the dumbest, least strategic...
HuffPost Senior Politics Editor Howard Fineman appeared on MSNBC's "Hardball" Wednesday evening to discuss the recent dust-up between the wife of Supr...
According to a recent study, the odds of Virginia Thomas leaving a threatening voicemail for you are higher than those of Christine O'Donnell correctly identifying the First Amendment. W
It is disgusting that Anita Hill, who had the fortitude to tell the truth in the face of right-wing obloquy, has to endure the intrusive and ugly meddling of Thomas' wife who clearly has no conscience.
It's quite disturbing that Ginni Thomas, who shares her life with one of the most powerful men in the United States government, should use her social standing to recruit people to rage against that government in the company of Larry Pratt.