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More listening and more diversity needed on SCOTUS, says Justice Thomas
lawprofessors.typepad.com - 29 days ago
More listening and more diversity needed on SCOTUS, says Justice Thomas
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Justice Clarence Thomas, in a talk at the University of Alabama School of Law, yesterday reportedly said that the Justices already know where they stand before oral argument, and asked, "So why do you beat up on people if you...
thehill.com - 10/19/2009
Thomas to White House: Stay out of Fox news fight
— thehill.com — Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas on Monday advised the Obama administration to stand down and avoid... further fighting with Fox News and its correspondents. In an interview on MSNBC, the columnist -- who has covered every president from John ... (more) Thomas to White House: Stay out of Fox news fight

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Losing: Helen Thomas, NYT, and The Nation Object to White House Fight With Fox News
weeklystandard.com - 10/19/2009
Losing: Helen Thomas, NYT, and The Nation Object to White House Fight With Fox News
— weeklystandard.com — Well, it's not the first time the Grande Liberal Dame of the press corps has had words... for the Obama White House, but today Helen Thomas is voicing more unlikely sentiments by telling the White House attack dogs to heel in the Fox News fight.  ... (more) Losing: Helen Thomas, NYT, and The Nation Object to ...

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tuscaloosanews.com - 10/24/2009
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas visits UA
— tuscaloosanews.com — University of Alabama School of law students roared with laughter throughout Thomas' lecture Friday afternoon that was... more of a question and answer session. Thomas, 61, lowered his already deep voice and answered one question with a Nick Saban ... (more) US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas visits UA

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SCOTUSblog — ... The Constitutional Law Prof Blog reports that Justice Thomas again explained his silence during oral arguments at a speech at the University of Alabama School of Law on Friday.  Thomas also mentioned the need for increased diversity of educational background among the Justices and their clerks – eight of the nine Justices graduated from Ivy League colleges (all but Justice Stevens, who attended law school at Northwestern).  The post quotes at length from the ...

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