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fromAbove the Law
10 hours 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
16 hours 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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