Disinvitation: talking back to Thomas
Article Abstract:
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has done more to reverse the clock of racial progress than any other African-American public official in US history, and rescinding his invitation to speak at the 1998 annual luncheon of the National Bar Assn, held to honor exemplary civil rights lawyers, was entirely proper. Thomas is a racist of the worst kind and seems to be without a sense of history of commitment to black liberation. In the end, African Americans will not be Thomas' only victims, for they will be joined by the poor and weak of all races.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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Dear Mr. Speaker: an open letter
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The Contract With America that Newt Gingrich developed and helped to pass through the US House of Representatives promises to trample children, the poor, and minorities. As state's rights movements have before, this one is likely to harm the weakest through indefensible programs that apparently serve purely political purposes: if block grants are good for children, they should be equally good for the politically powerful elderly. States have a poor record defending the weak, but Gingrich would drop federal protections.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Robes doffed, two judges speak out
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Two members of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit who hold opposing views on the role of the judiciary, Alex Kozinski and Stephen Reinhardt, have been engaged by the Federalist Society to participate in debates around the country. The format is a point and counterpoint exchange of judicial and political philosophy that provides a refreshing alternative to the invective that usually characterizes right-wing/left-wing debates. Both judges cited Supreme Court rulings which they felt were inimical to liberty.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1992
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