Clarence Thomas

Events (45)

• September 26, 1986: Rehnquist Becomes Chief Justice; Misled Congress in Confirmation Hearings 1986-09-26
• July 2-August 28, 1991: Clarence Thomas Nominated for Supreme Court 1991-08-28
• October 6-7, 1991: Hearings Begin on Clarence Thomas for Supreme Court, Thomas Dissembles overRoe v. Wade 1991-10-06
• October 8-12, 1991: Conservative Supporters Defend Thomas, Smear Hill 1991-10-08
• October 8, 1991: Hill Charges Thomas with Sexual Harassment 1991-10-08
• October 11-12, 1991: Thomas Denies Sexual Harassment Charges 1991-10-11
• October 13, 1991: Thomas Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice 1991-10-13
• June 28, 1993: Supreme Court Restricts Electoral District Mapping Based on Race 1993-06-28
• June 26, 1996: Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Political Party’s Campaign Expenditures 1996-06-26
• November 22-24, 2000: Bush Campaign Files Petition with US Supreme Court Challenging Florida Ruling that Favors Manual Recounts 2000-11-22
• 9:54 p.m. December 12, 2000: Supreme Court ‘Bush v. Gore’ Ruling Throws Out Florida Recounts, Gives Presidency to Bush 2000-12-12
• February 26, 2003: Bush: Overthrowing Hussein will Lead to Democratization of Iraq, Creation of Peaceful Palestinian State, and Validation of UN Authority 2003-02-26
• June 16, 2003: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Direct Corporate Contributions to Candidates 2003-06-16
• December 10, 2003: Court Rules that ‘Soft Money’ Campaign Finance Ban Constitutional, Does Not Violate Free Speech Amendment 2003-12-10
• February 1, 2004: Republican Leadership Transforming House of Representatives into ‘Dictatorship,’ Investigator Claims 2004-02-01
• June 24, 2004: Supreme Court Sends Cheney Energy Task Force Case Back to Appeals Court 2004-06-24
• December 5-8, 2004: Conservatives Accuse Democratic Senator of Racism in Response to Criticism of Justice Thomas 2004-12-05
• December 8, 2004: Conservative Columnist, Fox Host Accuse Democrats of Racism for Criticizing Black Conservatives 2004-12-08
• June 23, 2005: Bradbury Becomes Head of Office of Legal Counsel, Turning Office into White House Rubber Stamp 2005-06-23
• October 31, 2005 - February 1, 2006: Alito Becomes Supreme Court Justice; Swings Balance of Court to Right 2005-10-31
• January 9-13, 2006: Alito Dodges Questions about His Support for ‘Unitary Executive’ Theory 2006-01-09
• June 28, 2006: Supreme Court Upholds Most of Texas’s Controversial Redistricting Map 2006-06-28
• June 30, 2006: Supreme Court Rules Existing Guantanamo Military Commissions Are Illegal; Detainees There Have Legal Rights 2006-06-30
• June 25, 2007: Supreme Court Exempts ‘Issue Ads’ from Campaign Reform Restrictions 2007-06-25
• June 22, 2008: Court Rules Detainees Have Habeas Corpus Rights 2008-06-22
• October 31, 2008 and After: New Jersey, US Supreme Courts Throw Out Challenges to Three Presidential Contenders’ Citizenship 2008-10-31
• March 9, 2009: Supreme Court Narrows Voting Rights Act Provisions 2009-03-09
• March 15, 2009: Supreme Court Hears ‘Citizens United’ Campaign Finance Case, Initial Arguments Presented 2009-03-15
• April 12, 2009: Justice Thomas ‘Does Not Embrace’ Bill of Rights, Suggests ‘Alternatives’ 2009-04-12
• May 26, 2009: Columnist Backs Away from Initial Criticism of Supreme Court Nominee 2009-05-26
• June 22, 2009: Supreme Court Dodges Question of Voting Rights Act’s Constitutionality 2009-06-22
• September 9, 2009: Supreme Court Hears Second Round of Arguments in ‘Citizens United,’ Verdict Same as Before 2009-09-09
• January 21, 2010: In ‘Citizens United’ Case, Supreme Court Finds Corporations Can Spend Unlimited Amounts in Political Campaigns via First Amendment Protections 2010-01-21
• February 2, 2010: Supreme Court Justice Publicly Defends ‘Citizens United’ Ruling 2010-02-02
• March 8, 2010: Chief Justice Complains that Congressional Democrats Cheered Criticisms of ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-03-08
• June 28, 2010: Claim that Supreme Court Justice Accepted Case Challenging Obama’s Citizenship Debunked 2010-06-28
• July 7 - August 16, 2010: ’Birther’ Lawyer Appeals Fine to Supreme Court, Appeal Denied; Lawyer Alleges Court Docket Tampered With 2010-08-16
• February 4, 2011: Wife of Supreme Court Justice Named Head of Lobbying and Political Consulting Firm, Critics Say Position Creates Conflict of Interest 2011-02-04
• February 14, 2011: Watchdog Group Asks for Details of Supreme Court Justice’s Participation in Koch Brothers Retreat 2011-02-14
• May 14, 2012: Law Professors Unsure of Some of Author’s Claims Regarding Chief Justice’s Machinations in ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2012-05-14
• May 14, 2012: Author and Reporter: Chief Justice Engineered ‘Citizens United’ to Expressly Invalidate Campaign Finance Law 2012-05-14
• June 15, 2012: Secretive Koch Brothers ‘Elite’ Political Network Examined by Reporters 2012-06-15
• November 2009 - November 2010: Wife of Supreme Court Justice Founds Tea Party Group, Later Resigns due to Questions about Conflicts of Interest
• March 1996: Conservative Lawyer: Wartime President Has Virtually Unlimited Powers
• 1928 and After: Objectivist Philosopher Touts Child Murderer as ‘Ideal Man’