Via emptywheel:
As people note the finding in #SCOTUS (Congress only) was a 5-4 vote, it raises the stakes on Ginni's spouse's refusal to recuse. #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas
clarencethomas
#Alito and #ClarenceThomas want to keep the 1832 Comstock Act alive and vibrant, illustrating their continuing hostility to abortion and contraception. Whatever these two decide about standing in today’s case, that hostility remains untouched.
Via Noah Berlatsky:
maybe he had an emergency billionaire yacht to attend.
NBC: Justice Thomas is not in court for Monday's Supreme Court oral arguments.
Chief Justice said Thomas would "participate fully" based on briefs/transcripts but gave no reason for his absence.
No further information provided. #ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS
Justice Clarence Thomas calls criticism of him ‘nastiness’ & ‘lies’
After facing harsh questions about his judicial decisions & accepting lavish gifts from a billionaire, #SCOTUS Justice #ClarenceThomas forcefully pushed back on
his critics Fri — saying he & his wife, #GinniThomas, have endured “nastiness” & “lies.”
#law #SupremeCourt #JudicialEthics #BoughtAndPaidFor #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/10/kavanaugh-thomas-alito-supreme-court-speeches/
#ClarenceThomas wrote a concurring opinion on #Trump’s #immunity that delved into the separate & unasked question of whether AG #MerrickGarland violated the #Constitution when he appointed #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith in Nov 2022 to oversee the 2 federal prosecutions of Trump.
#law #SCOTUS #ExtremeCourt #TrumpCourt #PartisanCourt #DarkMoney #MAGA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/01/clarence-thomas-jack-smith-special-counsel-immunity/
Still in love with the Divine Miss M.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArHkWrez7EI
#SCOTUS #BetteMidler #RobertsCourt #Misogyny #Bribery #Fascism #Corruption #SamuelAlito #ClarenceThomas #JohnRoberts #GinniThomas
Edited 1y ago
Via Scott MacFarlane:
There are now 19 co-sponsors for the pair of US House resolutions calling for the impeachment of #SCOTUS Justice Sam #Alito and Justice #ClarenceThomas
Both were initially sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY
Clarence Thomas is a terrible human being.
He wants to "reconsider" a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 that permits the federal government to sue states and local governments for violating constitutional rights. It is the underpinning of much federal civil rights litigation.
#scotus
#clarencethomas
#civilrights
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-civil-rights-opinion-2091154