Legal Commentary

Overtime

Posted on October 10, 2007
Much has been made about Justice Thomas? near-refusal to ask questions at argument and why he chooses to sit silently. I?d often wondered why that is, and I?ve seen him offer a few different explanations for it over the years....

Thomas and Oral Argument

Posted on October 09, 2007
Justice Thomas is known for his silence on the bench, and he?s talked over the years about why he rarely asks questions. He has explained that he thinks his colleagues talk too much and that he?d rather let the lawyers...

Thomas on Precedent

Posted on October 08, 2007
Clarence Thomas is blunt when asked how he is ?similar? to fellow conservative Antonin Scalia. ?Oh no, no,? he says. ?How I ?followed? Justice Scalia.? It was the storyline when Thomas first joined the Court back in 1991. Critics and...

Being a Justice

Posted on October 04, 2007
Justice Thomas?s memoir spans his life up until 1991, ending when he was sworn in and heading into his first conference with his new colleagues. Sixteen years have passed since then, and although Thomas chose not to write about those...

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Clarence Thomas Unplugged

Posted on October 03, 2007
Please click here to link directly to part one of the "Director's Cut" version of my Clarence Thomas report for Nightline. Then click here for part two. It's a special extended version and adds some extraordinary material we had to...

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