Topic: Clarence Thomas

Justice Stephen Breyer unconcerned on colleague's Tea Party wife

ASPEN, Co. (Reuters) - Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has raised concerns with her role in the Tea Party and her lobbyist career, but not for one of his colleagues -- Justice Stephen Breyer."This is a false ...
Virginia Thomas' conservative group in merger talks that could reduce her public roleThe conservative advocacy group Liberty Central is in merger talks with like-minded organizations, a potential change that could reduce the public role of Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice ...

Barbara Boxer

Nov. 11, 1940, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.), American Democratic politician whose ardent support for myriad progressive causes, including environmentalism and reproductive rights, while representing California in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983-93) and Senate (1993- ) contributed to her reputation as one of ...
Anita Hill is refusing to apologize for accusing then-Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her, in an issue that Thomas' wife has reopened 19 years after his confirmation hearings.. Thomas' wife, Virginia, had left a voicemail message on Hill's ...
A somewhat surprising opinion piece turned up today in the pages of the NYT, written by noted conservative and National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru (pictured).. Ponnuru questions the dissenting opinion made by Justice Clarence Thomas in the recent Voting Rights Act. ...
The character assassination of judicial nominees who don't fit the ideological mold of the political class in Washington, D.C., could end if enough Americans expressed their opposition to such personal attacks, said former Sen. John Danforth in an exclusive interview with Cybercast ...
Justices Let Companies Sue to Recover Costs in Voluntary CleanupsThe Supreme Court ruled against the Bush administration Monday in an environmental lawsuit, allowing a company to seek recovery of some of its costs for voluntarily cleaning up a hazardous site.The unanimous decision ...