The Latest Breaking News from Clarence Thomas

Biden planned to pick Thomas-style judge

Biden reportedly agreed to nominate anti-abortion lawyer Chad Meredith in deal with Mitch McConnell

Salon · Jul 8, 2022

What is originalism? Did it underpin the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion and guns? Debunking the myths

Recent Supreme Court decisions overturning Roe v. Wade and expanding gun rights in the U.S. have led some legal experts to declare the “triumph of originalism.”

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2022

Lightfoot ends second quarter with $2.5M in campaign fund after raising $1.25M

One day after former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas dropped $836,500 into his mayoral campaign fund, Lightfoot saw Vallas’ opening bid and raised him by $413,500. That leaves the mayor with $2.5 million in cash on hand to bankroll what is almost certain to be an uphill battle for…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2022

Progressives call for SCOTUS reform

After high court's "extreme decisions," House progressives call for ethics rules — and adding four new justices

Salon · Jul 6, 2022

Highland Park set tight gun limits long before parade attack

The latest act of mass violence to hit the U.S. has focused attention on Highland Park’s 2013 ban on semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

George Washington University Officials Defend Clarence Thomas' Free Expression Rights

The university's own students are often not so lucky.

Reason · Jul 5, 2022

Clarence Thomas wrote dissent opinion on assault rifle ban in Highland Park nearly a decade ago

The right-wing Supreme Court justice called assault rifles ‘modern sporting rifles’

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

If you like what the US Supreme Court just did, you’re going to love the next term

If you like the decisions the U.S. Supreme Court handed down this term, you’re going to be enraptured by what comes next. For the rest of us, though, the worst could be yet to come.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022

Petition calling for Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas impeachment has more than 1 million signatures

Mr Thomas was the sole dissenting opinion in a Supreme Court case the ruled Mr Trump had to turn over presidential records to the House Select Committee

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Can Americans be shielded from the U.S. Supreme Court?

When United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died with 10 months left in President Barack Obama’s second term, Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader at the time, took the extreme step of refusing to hold hearings for his nominated replacement, Merrick Garland.

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2022