Justice Clarence Thomas used the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity on Monday to again request that the constitutionality of special prosecutors, like Jack Smith, be called into question. In his opinion, Thomas asked the lower courts to render a ruling on Smith and the legality of the special prosecutor’s office before they proceed with […]
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Open house held for Thomas Creek Watershed flooding management plan in Nassau County
Nassau County held an open house on June 20th at the Callahan Community Center to discuss plans to manage and reduce flooding in the Thomas Creek area. This effort is part of the Thomas Creek Implementation Plan, funded by the Resilient Florida Program, which was created to protect Florida’s coastlines and waterways from sea level […]
Marlo Thomas has worn these classics ‘forever’ — down to $45
Marlo Thomas never stops inspiring us. As That Girl, she served as a role model for a generation. And her ongoing commitment to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, carrying on the work of her father, cements her status as a legend with as much heart as talent. In an interview with New York magazine, the Emmy […]
The corrupt behavior of SCOTUS Justices Alito and Thomas
A corrupted, partisan United States Supreme Court is how we will lose our democracy. Right now, two Supreme Court justices have a demonstrable inability to be impartial on partisan matters, including those related to former President Donald Trump. Furthermore, they have received financial benefits from parties they have ruled in favor of. The justices have […]
Clarence Thomas was snubbed in the Supreme Court’s gun ruling. So were a few other people.
The Supreme Court backtracked somewhat on its expansionist treatment of gun rights — and on the way to an 8-1 ruling Friday, a few people on both sides of the debate got slighted. Not even the government’s top Supreme Court lawyer — who won the case handily — was safe. Nor was Justice Clarence Thomas, […]
Clarence Thomas is sole dissenter in Supreme Court decision on guns
Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court’s leading conservatives, found himself standing alone when the court handed down a major gun decision Friday. Thomas broke with his eight colleagues, who all voted to uphold a federal gun ban for people under domestic violence restraining orders, a decision that handed a win to the Biden […]
Clarence Thomas defends an abuser’s right to own a gun, says ban violates “historical tradition”
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that bans gun possession for people covered by a domestic violence court order in an 8-to-1 vote, with conservative Justice Clarence Thomas the only dissenter, Bloomberg reported. This decision, in favor of the Biden administration, bars those who are subjected to domestic violence restraining orders […]
China says Philippines rammed Chinese boats, attacked personnel in Second Thomas Shoal stand-off
Beijing has hit back at Manila’s accusations of aggression in a stand-off in the South China Sea this week, saying Philippine vessels deliberately rammed Chinese boats, carried weapons and attacked Chinese personnel near a disputed shoal. Chinese boats intercepted a Philippine vessel heading to the Second Thomas Shoal on Monday on what Manila described as […]
‘Sandlot’ actor Thomas Guiry arrested in Horry County after bashing Jeep with 35-pound dumbbell, report says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — ‘Sandlot’ actor Thomas Guiry was arrested in Horry County earlier this month after allegedly bashing the windshield of a Jeep with a 35-pound dumbbell and going to a man’s door with a knife, according to a police report. Guiry, 43, was charged with third-degree assault and battery and malicious injury […]
Ex-Canterbury teacher Thomas Deane reaches plea deal, sentenced to 19 years
A former educator arrested in April 2022 on charges of sexual acts with a child and rearrested the following month on 28 child porn charges, who remained on the run for a month, changed his plea Wednesday. Thomas Deane, 32, of Bonita Springs pleaded guilty to 19 counts of possession of child pornography before Lee […]
The trips Justice Clarence Thomas took with Harlan Crow — that we know of
Justice Clarence Thomas has taken several trips with GOP mega-donor Harlan Crow in recent years. Democrats released new documents last week saying Thomas failed to disclose three additional trips. Here is a list of the trips Thomas and Crow have taken together — that we know of. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is once again facing […]
Amy Coney Barrett Sounds Fed Up With Clarence Thomas’ Sloppy Originalism
A minor dispute over a trademark registration erupted into a heated battle over originalism at the Supreme Court last week, splintering the justices into warring camps over the value and practicality of history in constitutional analysis. No surprise there—as the term accelerates toward a contentious finale, the tensions roiling major cases are bound to spill […]