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fromAbove the Law
4 weeks ago

Justice That Said Abortion Is Unconstitutional Fails To Carry Semester To Term - Above the Law

Clarence Thomas stopped teaching after Dobbs due to "unpleasantness," prompting ridicule for avoiding classroom scrutiny while supporting rulings that restrict reproductive and constitutional rights.
fromThe Nation
4 weeks ago

Clarence Thomas Admits That He's Coming for Our Rights

He didn't say it in that way, of course. People would have noticed that. Instead, he couched his self-serving philosophy in legal jargon that will fly under the radar of most people, including journalists. Here's what he said: "At some point we need to think about what we're doing with stare decisis.... [I]t's not some sort of talismanic deal where you can just say 'stare decisis' and not think, turn off the brain, right?"
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