Clarence Thomas

Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas Born June 23, 1948 in Pin Point near Savannah, Georgia, the second of three children to M.C. Thomas and Leola Williams was named Clarence Thomas. He was a descendant of freed slaves and his family spoke Gullah as a first language. Thomas primarily was raised by his grandfather, Myers Anderson around the age of nine after his mother and siblings were displaced due to a house fire. Raised Roman Catholic, he greatly contemplated going into priesthood as a youth.…

Food Inc. suggests that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas influenced the decision on the Pioneer Hi-Bred International v. J.E.M Ag Supply case, and that he was biased because he was a former employee of Monsanto. Once again, further investigation on this situation shows that this relationship not one worth considering when bashing the government and Monsanto. Justice Thomas did work for Monsanto, in the 1970s, when the company was not a seed business and had…

opinion after a five to four decision in favor of the university. The way the justices voted were “O’Connor J, with whom Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg, and Breyer, JJ joined, gave the opinion of the majority. Rehnquist CJ was joined by Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas JJ in a dissenting opinion” (Anderson). Justice O’Connor stated that the classifications are constitutional if they are narrowly tailored to further compel state interests. Justice O’Connor also wrote that the majority agreed with Bakke and…

Chief Justice Rehnquist was appointed by Richard Nixon, in part as a response to the Warren Court’s liberal streak, which he used as a campaign issue. During his confirmation he was met with controversy as it became apparent he in fact disagreed with the precedent set in Borwn v. Board of Education. As an associate Justice he began as states’ rights advocate, which often not only placed Rehnquist not only in the minority, but as a lone dissenter. As time wore on the Court began to become more…

Romer v. Evans is a case brought to the Supreme Court by Richard G. Evans (Respondent), a gay employee of the mayor of Denver against then Governor Roy Romers, The Attorney General of Colorado, and the State of Colorado (Petitioner). The case was centered around an amendment to the state constitution that prohibited “the state of Colorado… at any level of state or local government from adopting or enforcing any law or policy which provides that homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientation,…

Attempting to comprehend the High Court’s most contentious and complicated figure, Clarence Thomas, is not a feat many would be able to undertake, yet such is the exact endeavour both Supreme Discomfort by Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher and Dean Martha Minow of Harvard Law School wished to engage in. Be that as it may, the conceptualization of a man whose image is riddled with contradictory politics, sexual harassment allegations, and a bitter-sweet public response, was different across…

or value systems of the President of United States? For example, President George Bush appointed both Clarence Thomas and David Souter, two contrasting personalities say the least. Nonetheless, Clarence Thomas was known for his boldness, committed to seeking out the original meaning of the Constitution, perhaps, similarities to President Bush prosecuted the Gulf War and how he stood behind Thomas controversial confirmation hearings (McGinnis, Flaherty, 1995). On the other hand, David Souter’s…

Robert Franke CRJ 410 12/5/2015 Final Paper Justice Clarence Thomas was born in 1948 in Pin Point, Georgia, which was a mainly black area that was founded by freed slaves after the Civil War. He was the second ever black judge, in the Supreme Court and was at first not thrilled to working as a judge. As Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States his views are typically from a conservative stand point, and usually wants a solution that limits the power of the federal…

Federal Express (1995). A courier was harassed by a customer on her route. The customer made such comments as saying she looked better without any clothes on and repeatedly asked her out on dates. She brought this issue up with her supervisor who wrote to the customer asking him to refrain from ?any future conduct that could be perceived as offensive or intimidating?. The harassment continued and the whole building, not just the tenant was taken away from her route. The courts ruled in…

believed in), that teaching evolution in public schools was wrong. They took a stand and partnered with Clarence Darrow, a famous defense attorney, to defend John Scopes who was convinced to stand. George Rappleyea, the manager of the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company in Dayton, agreed with the ACLU, but also was hoping to boost the economy for Dayton. Background In August, 1900, John Thomas Scopes was born in the large city of Paducah. Scopes moved around a lot due to his dad's work. “Scopes…