Thomas, Clarence
House Moves to Protect Same-Sex Marriage From Supreme Court Reversal
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would recognize same-sex marriages at the federal level, with a bipartisan coalition supporting a measure that addresses growing concerns that a conservative Supreme Court could nullify marriage equality. Forty-seven Republicans joined Democrats in backing the bill, the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the […]
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Justice Jackson, a Former Law Clerk, Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court
Less than two hours after the Supreme Court ended a wrenching term last month, it welcomed a new member. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who had been waiting in the wings since she was confirmed by the Senate in April, took two oaths of office — and joined a court in turmoil. “She’s entering the court […]
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Supreme Court Marshal Asks Officials to End Protests at Justices’ Homes
WASHINGTON — The chief security officer of the Supreme Court has asked that Virginia and Maryland officials enforce laws that would prohibit protests outside the homes of justices after weeks of demonstrations favoring abortion rights. In four letters sent to Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland; Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia; Jeffrey McKay, the chairman of […]
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The Radical Reign of Clarence Thomas
WASHINGTON — “What is happening here?” a distraught Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. It’s a good question and I can answer it, because I was there at the start of the corrosive chain of events that led to women losing control of their own bodies. I saw how America went from a beacon of modernity […]
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In One Day, Washington Goes in Two Directions on Guns
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital, so often a backdrop for inaction, had seldom witnessed anything quite like it — two branches of government splintering in opposite directions on guns, one of the country’s most divisive issues, in the space of a single day. Around 10 p.m. on Thursday, the Senate passed a bipartisan gun control […]
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Ginni Thomas Urged Arizona Lawmakers to Overturn Election
But she has adamantly opposed a fuller inquiry into the insurrection. Last December, she co-signed a letter calling for House Republicans to expel Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from their conference for joining the committee investigating the Capitol riot, saying it brought “disrespect to our country’s rule of law” and “legal harassment to private […]
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Justice Thomas Says Leaked Opinion Destroyed Trust at Supreme Court
Justice Thomas said the left has adopted tactics that conservatives would not employ. “You would never visit Supreme Court justices’ houses when things didn’t go our way,” he said. “We didn’t throw temper tantrums. It is incumbent on us to always act appropriately, and not to repay tit for tat.” He added that conservatives have […]
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Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories
Two days after the 2020 election, Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, texted an old friend, Mark Meadows, the chief of staff to President Donald J. Trump. She sent messages that had been making the rounds on pro-Trump sites, where anger over the election echoed her own raw feelings, including this passage: “Biden […]
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Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With Flulike Symptoms, Court Says
Justice Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving member of the U.S. Supreme Court, was hospitalized with an infection on Friday after experiencing flulike symptoms, the court said in a statement on Sunday. Justice Thomas was being treated with intravenous antibiotics at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, the statement said. “His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, […]
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