In entire Supreme Court term, justices see 1 black lawyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and for just over 11 minutes...
Clarence Thomas: ‘Elites' ♥ Obama
NBC NEWS - The famously taciturn Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the only current black member of the court, said he is not surprised there's a black president...
Scalia's take on Voting Rights Act a slap in the face
OPINION - The justice also criticized attempts to expand the number of minority groups protected by the federal government, noting that child abusers are a minority, but that doesn’t mean they deserve protection...
Is Clarence Thomas a hypocrite on gay marriage?
OPINION - Some say that silence speaks volumes. And in the case of Justice Clarence Thomas, that cliché just might be more applicable than ever this week as the SCOTUS considers the meaning of marriage equality in the 21st century...
Anita Hill reflects on Senate hearings in new documentary
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Anita Hill made national headlines in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had made sexually inappropriate comments toward her...
Clarence Thomas speaks for 1st time in 7 years from bench
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Clarence Thomas did something at a Supreme Court argument Monday for the first time in nearly seven years — he spoke...
Will Robert Bork's judicial ideology rest in peace?
OPINION - Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas had much in common in terms of judicial ideology...
Anita Hill documentary to premiere at Sundance
theGRIO REPORT - ANITA, a documentary about attorney Anita Hill’s infamous sexual harassment accusations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival...
Flashback: Clarence Thomas confirmed today
theGRIO REPORT - On this day 1991, one of the most controversial and contentious Supreme Court confirmation battles came to an end...
Arlen Specter: From GOP to 'Obama Democrat'
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - For most of his 30 years as Pennsylvania's longest-serving U.S. senator and prominent moderate in Congress, Arlen Specter was a Republican, though often at odds with the GOP leadership...
