Apparently Justice Thomas Believes the Court Is No Place for Human Dignity

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2015 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stated in his closing opinion on the marriage equality case that “slaves did not lose their dignity (any more than they lost their humanity) because the government allowed them to be enslaved.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Same-Sex Marriage: Will SCOTUS Make It Official?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 29, 2015 The once-unthinkable is about to happen. Get ready. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Is a Libertarian-Conservative Fusion Driving the Roberts Court?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 9, 2015 Whatever the explanation for the Supreme Court’s direction, it’s bad news for the little guy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The 2014 SCOTUS Awards

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 30, 2014 Who's the justice on the SCOTUS with the mostest? Read on to find out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Impeach Clarence Thomas?

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 13, 2014 While the Constitution allows even Supreme Court justices to be impeached, it has happened only once in our nation's history. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

BLANK Apr 27, 2014 Sotomayor's eloquent dissent against the decision to allow Michigan to discriminate by race and sex in the college admissions process has the power to wake those asleep in the dream of our country's presumed inevitable progress.Sotomayor's dissent against the decision to allow Michigan to discriminate by race and sex has the power to wake those asleep in the dream of our country's inevitable progress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Affirmative Action

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Thomas Obit

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Supreme Court Helps Big Business Screw the Little Guy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 21, 2013 The justices sided with big corporations Thursday when they ruled 5-3 that companies can write contracts that force small businesses to challenge monopolistic practices on an unaffordable individual arbitration basis rather than through class-action lawsuits, effectively killing the ability of small businesses to defend themselves in court against larger predatory ones.The justices effectively killed the ability of small businesses to defend themselves in court against large predatory companies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

An Improbable ‘Fraternity’

Shaun Randol / Truthdig Mar 30, 2013 How did a pioneering group of students that included future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas get into College of the Holy Cross, and how did they become leaders in American sports, culture, law and business? Author Diane Brady discusses what attracted her to their story. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Why the Supreme Court Will Uphold Gay Marriage

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 14, 2013 There is good reason to be optimistic that the Roberts court will bow to the growing public acceptance of same-sex marriage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The High Court’s Supremely Unethical Activists

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 5, 2012 While the public awaits the Supreme Court's judgment on the constitutionality of health care reform, it is worth remembering how cheaply Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas in particular have sullied the integrity of their lifetime appointments. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )