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Clarence Thomas - Wikipedia  Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of .... Marshall had been the only African-American justice on the court. .... He is also often described as the most conservative member of the Supreme Court,...
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Black Supreme Court judge says he is treated 'worse' by northern ...  Feb 12, 2014 ... But with his robes off, Clarence Thomas, the only black Supreme Court justice, has now caused controversy by lamenting that modern America...
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Clarence Thomas - Supreme Court Justice, Judge, Lawyer ...  Apr 10, 2016 ... The retirement of African-American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall ... his first and only judgeship, nominating him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. ... He's reportedly a fan and supporter of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Why is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas so viscerally ...  I think there are a few major reasons, some of which are fair, others of which are not: Justice ... It was galling to many that the first African American on the Supreme Court ... Justice Thomas is in many respects the most conservative justice currently .... I was the only woman technical professional in the organization, and the...
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Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court legacy - CNNPolitics.com  Oct 22, 2016 ... Photos: Justice Clarence Thomas: 25 years on the Supreme Court. US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas raises his right hand as he is sworn in ... Thomas was only 43 when he was chosen as the second African-American ... justices joining the Supreme Court, Thomas's importance now and...
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Clarence Thomas - Wikipedia  Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. .... Justice Thurgood Marshall announced his retirement, and on July 1, 1991 President Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to replace him.
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Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court - Jun 13, 1967 ...  President Lyndon Johnson appoints U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thurgood ... Chief Justice Earl Warren, making him the first African American in history to ... Johnson nominated him to the Supreme Court, and in late August he was confirmed.
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THE SUPREME COURT - The Overview - CLINTON NAMES RUTH ...  Jun 15, 1993 ... She would also be the first Jew to serve on the Court since Justice ... Mr. Clinton made it clear at the announcement in the Rose Garden this afternoon that he hoped her ... for consensus-building on the Supreme Court, just as she has been ... Senior aides to Mr. Clinton, including the White House counsel,...
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Memo reveals Clinton's difficulty over Supreme Court choice ...  Feb 17, 2014 ... "At this point BC [Clinton] also said he did not want to name Breyer," wrote Diane Blair in May 1994 just two days before he was ultimately selected. "Didn't want to give a big deal to Massachusetts. ... Justice Harry Blackmun announced his retirement April 6, presenting another chance for Clinton to burnish...
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Hugo Black - Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, Lawyer ...  Apr 2, 2014 ... Justice Hugo Black was known for his libertarian rulings on the Supreme ... senator and Supreme Court justice known for both his former membership in ... IN THESE GROUPS ... He didn't graduate from high school, yet, after a stint studying ... Black won a seat in 1926 and became a supporter of President...
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Thurgood Marshall - Civil Rights Activist, Supreme Court Justice ...  Jul 8, 2014 ... Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967, and served for 24 years. ... His father, William Marshall, the grandson of a slave, worked as a steward at ... the future president of Ghana; Langston Hughes, the great poet; and Cab ... Marshall retired from the Supreme Court in 1991; Justice Clarence...
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A President's Dream Grows Dim Under the Shadow of Vietnam  Jan 23, 1973 ... To the latter post he named Robert C. Weaver, the first Negro to hold Cabinet rank. The President also appointed the first Negro ever to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, who had won fame as a brilliant trial lawyer for ..... In 1969, Mr. Fortas had to resign amid criticism of his financial dealings.
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William Rehnquist - Wikipedia  William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1, 1924  September 3, 2005) was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States for 33 years, first as an Associate Justice from 1972 to 1986, and then as the 16th Chief Justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005. ... Rehnquist served as chief justice for nearly 19 years, making him the...
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Merrick Garland Is Named As President Obama's Supreme Court ...  Mar 16, 2016 ... President Obama introduces Merrick Garland as his Supreme Court ... Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland is President Obama's pick to fill the ... the media and a large gathering of attendees in the Rose Garden at the White House. .... Watford "has been on the 9th Circuit since the first Obama...
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Dan Rather - Comments  The Democrats chose not to call her corroborating witnesses. ... lost her job, Clarence Thomas, one of the worst justices in history, is still on the highest court!
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Profile of Roger Brooke Taney and Discussion of Taney Supreme ...  On December 28, 1835, President Jackson nominated Taney Chief Justice of the ... Court is sullied by the appointment of that political hack, Roger B. Taney.
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Thurgood Marshall - Wikipedia  Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908  January 24, 1993) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice. .... He was the 96th person to hold the position, and the first African American.
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Clarence Thomas - Wikipedia  Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Thomas succeeded Thurgood Marshall and is the second black American to ... Thomas's confirmation hearings were bitter and intensely fought, centering...
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Free Flashcards about SUPREME COURT - StudyStack  CHARLES EVANS HUGHES WAS APPOINTED TO THE COURT BY THIS .... HE IS THE ONLY MAN CONFIRMED TO SERVE 2 NON-CONSECUTIVE TERMS ON ... IN JOHN MARSHALL'S DAY, THIS HIGHEST JUDICIAL BODY MET IN THE...
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SCOTUS Map: Summer 2016 review : SCOTUSblog  Sep 23, 2016 ... The late Justice Antonin Scalia and the vacancy he left behind continued to loom ... lecturer at Tulane University Law School's summer sessions in Paris (and later, Berlin). .... C-Span has made video of the lecture available online. .... Also on September 14, Justice Stevens gave the keynote address at his...
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Wimbledon: How Arthur Ashe became only black man to win title ...  Jun 25, 2015 ... Arthur Ashe won three Grand Slam titles, the US Open (1968), Australian ... The first black tennis player to win a men's Grand Slam singles title was popular and ... By the summer of 1975, the 31-year-old Ashe had never beaten Connors. ... "Connors wore an air of such arrogance he regularly intimidated his...