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Justice Thomas criticizes Supreme Court confirmation process | Fox ... » Oct 27, 2016 ...Justice Clarence Thomas said Wednesday that the Supreme Court confirmation process is an example of how the nation's capital is broken in some ways. Foxnews.com

Justice Thomas 1991 accuser 'not surprised' by new allegations ... » Oct 28, 2016 ...One of the women who accused Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his 1991 confirmation hearings says she is "not surprised" ...Twenty-five years after the hearings, another accuser came forward on Thursday, telling the National Law Journal that the conservative jurist... Nydailynews.com

Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court legacy - CNNPolitics » Oct 22, 2016 ...US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas raises his right hand as he is sworn in during confirmation hearings in Washington on September 10, .....In a controversial 1998 speech to the National Bar Association, the nation's oldest and largest association of predominately African-American lawyers,... Cnn.com

An Outline of the Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas Controversy » In 1991, Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court, decided to retire. ...Women's groups including the National Organization for Women were equally concerned that Clarence Thomas , if appointed to the high court, would rule against legal abortion. The legal... Chnm.gmu.edu

Lawyer says that Clarence Thomas groped her at 1999 dinner party ... » Oct 27, 2016 ...An Alaska lawyer says that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas groped her at a 1999 dinner party, according to a report. ...She told the National Law Journal , which first reported her accusations, that the justice grabbed her behind several times at a party at her boss's house in Virginia when she was a... Nydailynews.com

Thomas Confirmation Hearings Had Ripple Effect : NPR » Oct 11, 2011 ...Today's Supreme Court confirmation process was shaped by what happened at the hearings for Clarence Thomas 20 years ago. The hearings also ...Twenty years ago Tuesday, the nation was spellbound by a political and sexual drama that played out before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Following an... Npr.org

Clarence Thomas is confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1991 - NY ... » Apr 16, 2016 ...Three-month confirmation fight ended with a 52-to-48 vote approving Clarence Thomas to the highest court in the land. Nydailynews.com

THE SUPREME COURT - CONSERVATIVE BLACK JUDGE ... » Jul 2, 1991 ...President Bush today nominated Clarence Thomas, a conservative Republican with a scanty judicial record on civil rights and abortion, to replace the retiring Justice Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, the 43-year-old United States appeals court judge for the District of Columbia Circuit... Nytimes.com

Why Anita Hill's 1991 Testimony Is So Haunting Today | HuffPost » Apr 15, 2016 ......the sexual harassment she said she had experienced while working for Clarence Thomas, who was waiting to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. ...Her testimony set off a greater national understanding of what sexual harassment looks like in the workplace, pushing employers to institute trainings on... Huffingtonpost.com

Museum snubs Clarence Thomas' work, highlights Anita Hill claims ... » U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is largely missing from the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. (DOUG KOONTZ/AP). BY Meg Wagner. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 1:19 PM. The only part of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' career on... Nydailynews.com