Clarence Thomas

Kenrya Rankin  May 22, 2017 3:00PM EDT

Clarence Thomas Joins SCOTUS Libs, Strikes Down Racist Gerrymandering

The court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Kenrya Rankin  May 24, 2016 10:19AM EDT

SCOTUS Says Race Was Factor in Death Row Sentence

Nearly 30 years after a carefully constructed all-White jury convicted him of murder, a Black man living on death row will now get a new trial. Justice Clarence Thomas would rather that he didn’t.
Sameer Rao  Mar 25, 2016 12:17PM EDT

SCOTUS Defends Native Tribe's Right to Impose Sales Tax on its Own Land

Nebraska v. Parker stemmed from a federal case in which the town of Pender, Nebraska, and several of its liquor stores sued the Omaha Tribe over an alcohol tax ordinance. 
Sameer Rao  Feb 29, 2016 3:20PM EST

SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas Asks First Question in 10 Years

Thomas broke his silence during a hearing about gun rights for people convicted of domestic violence.
Victor Goode  Jan 9, 2012 8:58AM EST

Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan and the Battle Over Who Gets To Rule

As the Supreme Court prepares to take on a slate of big, history-shaping cases, the most weighty question is which justices will–or won’t–get to decide the outcome. Victor Goode explains the ethics fight that’s not going away any time soon.
Jorge Rivas  Oct 19, 2011 9:49AM EDT

Anita Hill Opens Up About Today's Racial Injustices

In an interview with The Root, the legal scholar makes an important distinction between equality and civil rights.
Akiba Solomon  Oct 18, 2011 11:15AM EDT

What I Learned from Anita Hill at 20

At a major conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of Anita Hill’s groundbreaking testimony, the intersection between race and gender came through loud and clear.
Kai Wright  Oct 26, 2010 11:53AM EDT

Actually, It's Clarence Thomas Who Owes the Apology Here

CREDO Action does some reaching out across the years, too.
Akiba Solomon  Oct 22, 2010 9:36AM EDT

The Ongoing Self-Degradation of Virginia and Clarence Thomas

This time the high-tech lynching came through a phone line, but the evil still lurks within.
Julianne Hing  Oct 20, 2010 1:10PM EDT

No, Anita Hill Will Not Apologize to Clarence Thomas' Wife

But she will call the cops if Virginia Thomas doesn’t stay off her voicemail.