Justice Thomas Has Been in the Spotlight Lately. Here's Why.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is having a week.
February 22, 2018 at 04:11 PM
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is having a week. On the heels of his public appearances during the court's recess, Thomas, who is famously quiet on the bench, derided the "myth-making" of justices and discussed, statements at the Library of Congress on Feb. 15, the "loss of anonymity" that came with the confirmation process. The following weekend, his road to confirmation was once again in the spotlight as New York magazine published a cover feature titled, "The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas," which discussed his confirmation hearing in light of alleged sexual misconduct. The story incorporated reporting from an NLJ October 2016 report. Justice Thomas this week also penned a fiery dissent related to gun rights, a topic that's been featured more prominently in the news since Florida's deadly school shooting Feb. 14. This slideshow highlights the ups and downs from the jurist's week in the news, culled from reporting by The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle. More Reading: Clarence Thomas, in Dissent, Asserts Gun Rights Aren't 'Favored' at High Court Clarence Thomas's Confirmation Faces #MeToo Microscope Young Scholar, Now Lawyer, Says Clarence Thomas Groped Her in 1999 In Defense of Clarence Thomas, Skepticism of Alaska Lawyer's Grope Claim Clarence Thomas Derides 'Myth-Making' of Supreme Court Justices
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