Protests keep Thomas from teaching gig Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has canceled plans to teach a seminar at George Washington University Salon · Jul 28, 2022
Justice Clarence Thomas backs out of teaching law school class after outcry at overturning of Roe v Wade Justice Thomas has taught a seminar at George Washington University Law School since 2011 The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Justice Thomas cancels plans to teach at DC law school Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in the nation’s capital, following student protests and the university’s statement of support for the conservative justice’s role on campus The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Ted Cruz says Texas should repeal its now-defunct law banning gay sex The law was made unenforceable by the Supreme Court in 2003, but Justice Clarence Thomas recently suggested that the court should reconsider it. The Texas Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
Jan 6 hearings – live: Raskin ‘doesn’t buy’ Secret Service’s explanation for missing texts Follow live for latest news and updates on January 6 hearings in Congress The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022
Congress must protect the freedom to marry Anti-equality groups have never accepted the Court’s 2015 ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry under the 14th Amendment and that states cannot ban same-sex marriage. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2022
Two-thirds of Americans want term limits for Supreme Court justices A new poll shows Americans’ rapidly dropping opinion of the nation’s highest court The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022
For Legal Conservatives, Six Decades Of Folding, Followed By Sixteen Years To Draw A Full House On the plus side, we had Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. On the down side, we had Roberts, Souter, Kennedy, O'Connor, Powell, Blackmun, Burger, Stewart, Whittaker, Brennan, and Warren. Reason · Jul 25, 2022
Jan 6 hearings – latest: Trump ‘lacked courage to act’ says Biden, as ex-president lashes out at Fox & Friends Follow live for latest news and updates on January 6 hearings in Congress The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022
First Thing: Ginni Thomas faces possible January 6 subpoena Cheney and Kinzinger suggest wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas could be compelled to testify. Plus, how to learn to handle rejection The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022
Commentary: Is California’s new gun law, modeled after the Texas abortion law, constitutional? The debate over California’s controversial new gun law, signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, seems to confuse two important questions: How can the law be challenged in court and, once challenged, is it constitutional? Los Angeles Times · Jul 25, 2022
Editorial: After Dobbs, same-sex marriage could be threatened. Congress is right to codify it With the upheaval caused by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade came aftershocks of worry about what could come next. Could, as Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his concurring opinion, same-sex marriage get lined up in the court’s crosshairs as a future target? Contraception? Interracial marriage? Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022
Jan. 6 panel deepens probe to Trump Cabinet, awaits Thomas The House Jan. 6 committee plans to interview more former Cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as part of its investigation of the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Cheney hints at Ginni Thomas subpoena “We certainly hope that she will agree to come in voluntarily," Cheney said to CNN’s Jake Tapper Salon · Jul 24, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022 Liz Cheney says Jan 6 committee is considering subpoena for Ginni Thomas Role of Thomas in Jan 6 has thrown her husband’s work at Supreme Court into doubt
The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2022 Pete Buttigieg urges Republicans to back same-sex marriage bill Senate Democrats hope at least 10 Republicans will support Respect for Marriage Act after 157 in House voted against it
The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2022 Cheney and Kinzinger tee up possible January 6 subpoena for Ginni Thomas Republicans on House committee suggest wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas could be compelled to testify
Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022 Tracking the Texas lawsuits that target LGBT rights after the fall of Roe vs. Wade AUSTIN — In the wake of the toppling of Roe v. Wade and with Justice Clarence Thomas urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings on gay sex and marriage, Texas is the stage for several lawsuits dealing with LGBT rights.
Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022 Heidi Stevens: The world is on fire. Why are we debating people's right to marry who they love? I thought, naively it turns out, we might get to a point in my lifetime where we stop saying same-sex marriage. Where we just say marriage.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 21, 2022 Texas Republicans in Congress vote against bill to protect right to contraception The House passed the measure, but it will have a harder time getting through the evenly divided Senate.
Salon · Jul 21, 2022 195 GOPers oppose right to contraception Just 8 Republicans supported the bill as Democrats call out the GOP's "assault on women's rights"
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022 Every Democrat and eight Republicans in the House vote to protect contraception Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are among the Republicans who vote to pass the legislation protecting birth control, IUDs and emergency contraception.
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022 Sen. Murray seeks 6th term at new inflection point for women Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state is seeking her sixth term at a new inflection point for women
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022 House Dems move to protect contraception from Supreme Court Democrats are pushing legislation through the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law
Mic · Jul 20, 2022 Thailand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, marking a historic milestone for LGBTQ+ rights.