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'''Clarence Thomas''' is a United States Supreme Court justice. He is known for his conservative stances. | '''Clarence Thomas''' is a United States Supreme Court justice. He is known for his conservative stances. | ||
Thomas issued an opinion that | Thomas issued an opinion that there is no [[Constitution of the United States|constitutional]] right to abortion in June 2022 in the ''[[Dobbs v. Jackson]]'' case. Furthermore, he encouraged justices “should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including ''[[Constitutional_Liberties#Griswold_v_Connecticut|Griswold]]'', ''[[Constitutional_Liberties#Lawrence_v._Texas|Lawrence]]'', and ''[[Constitutional_Liberties#Obergefell_v._Hodges|Obergefell]]''.”<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/justice-thomas-scotus-should-reconsider-contraception-same-sex-marriage-rulings/ar-AAYPI1r?ocid</ref> | ||
==Cases== | |||
*''[[Staples v. United States]]'', 1994 | |||
*''[[Farmer v. Brennan]]'', 1994 | |||
*''[[Allen v. Milligan]]'', 2023, dissenting opinion | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [https://constitution.congress.gov/resources/supreme-court-justices/ Table of US Supreme Court Justices] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:03, November 25, 2023
Clarence Thomas is a United States Supreme Court justice. He is known for his conservative stances.
Thomas issued an opinion that there is no constitutional right to abortion in June 2022 in the Dobbs v. Jackson case. Furthermore, he encouraged justices “should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.”[1]
Cases[edit | edit source]
- Staples v. United States, 1994
- Farmer v. Brennan, 1994
- Allen v. Milligan, 2023, dissenting opinion
