Tag: Justice Clarence Thomas

Historic Declines in Test Scores After COVID School Closures; SCOTUS Blocks Subpoena of Sen. Graham | NTD Evening News

This year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the nation’s report card, found that math scores across the country saw their largest declines ever recorded—highlighting the negative impact that pandemic school closures had on student performance. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Oct. 24 temporarily blocked a subpoena served on Sen. Lindsey Graham over…


Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, Slammed as ‘Homophobes’ at VMAs

Gay actor Billy Eichner angrily attacked the Supreme Court and conservative Justice Clarence Thomas as “homophobes” who are stuck in the past during an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Aug. 28. Eichner made the comments at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., as he promoted “Bros,” a movie slated for release…


Calls to Impeach Justice Clarence Thomas Are ‘Not Realistic’: Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin

In an interview with “Fox News Sunday” on July 10, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, brushed off efforts by some left-wing agitators and lawmakers to impeach Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. A petition begun by MoveOn, a left-wing nonprofit advocacy group, has garnered more than one million signatures in the…


Three Conservative Justices Dissent From Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Appeal on New York’s Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate

The Supreme Court refused on June 30 to take up an appeal by 16 health care workers who object on religious grounds to New York state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers. New York’s mandate offers medical exemptions but not religious exemptions. The petitioners, who served New York communities throughout the COVID–19 pandemic, object to all…


Supreme Court Justice Thomas Suggests Suing Media for Defamation Should Be Less Difficult

It should be easier to sue media organizations for defamation, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said on June 27 as he dissented from the court’s decision not to take up a defamation case. Former President Donald Trump has also said the legal bar is currently set too high in media defamation lawsuits. Thomas’s comments came…


The Media Attacks on Ginni Thomas Are Actually About Her Husband’s Abortion Stance

Commentary​ We’re only a few weeks away from the Supreme Court’s likely official release of its draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade—so it’s time for another media attack on Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of the conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the five who signed the draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito. ​And…


Dem Attacks on Ginni Thomas Are ‘Political Hit’: McConnell

During a speech on the Senate floor March 30, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) decried Democrats’ attacks against Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginni Thomas, over texts she sent on Jan. 6, 2021. Ginni Thomas sent texts to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally encouraging…


Ginni Thomas ‘Not Trying to Overturn the Elections’: Attorney

An attorney said that Democrats and the media are trying to use recently surfaced text messages of Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to attack the justice and that she was not trying to overturn the 2020 election. “Ginni Thomas is not trying to overturn the elections,” attorney Joseph McBride told…


Ginni Thomas ‘Not Trying to Overturn the Elections’: Legal Expert

A legal expert said that Democrats and the media are trying to use recently surfaced text messages of Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to attack the justice and that she was not trying to overturn the 2020 election. “Ginni Thomas is not trying to overturn the elections,” attorney Joseph McBride…


Justice Clarence Thomas: A Legacy of Citizenship and Duty

Commentary In 2016, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the commencement address to graduates at Hillsdale College in Michigan. While many speakers use commencement addresses to boost graduates’ confidence with lofty platitudes about following one’s dreams or believing in one’s potential, Justice Thomas chose to go a different route. He spoke not about what the…