Not 'the gospel.' Ahead of Supreme Court Term, Clarence Thomas Weighs in on Precedent

Justice Thomas signals during speech the court is open to tossing aside prior rulings

In a rare public appearance, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas hinted that the nation’s highest court may very well be considering tearing up legal precedents that have been in effect for decades, and some nearly a century old.Speaking Thursday at the Catholic University Columbus Schoo...

Not 'the gospel.' Ahead of Supreme Court term, Clarence Thomas weighs in on precedent

As the Supreme Court is about to revisit some major decisions, Justice Thomas said there's nothing sacred about precedent.

Clarence Thomas defends Supreme Court overruling precedents

Justice Clarence Thomas defended the Supreme Court‘s recent rulings overturning long-standing precedents of the high court, as the justices appear poised to overturn a 90-year-old precedent in their upcoming term. Thomas argued, while speaking at Catholic University Law School, that the high court should not blindly follow precedents to guide current rulings if the established rulings do not respect the law or the country’s legal tradition. “It’…