Providing further evidence that Justice Clarence
Thomas could rightfully be considered the model originalist justice, this piece
from ABC news shows Thomas’
philosophy on precedent versus straight-forward constitutional interpretation
and dispels the mean-spirited and racist myth that Thomas is merely Justice
Scalia’s “puppet.”
Apparently
this post is the first in a series examining Justice Thomas’
jurisprudence. AdvanceUSA will update this post with further entries as
they become available.
UPDATE: John Yoo, Berkley law professor and former clerk for
Justice Thomas, shares his insights into Thomas’ originalist interpretation of
the Constitution in his Wall Street Journal article “The
Real Clarence Thomas.”
UPDATE 2: Listed below are Jan Crawford
Greenburg’s other posts in this series examining Clarence Thomas (the man and
the judge). These will be updated as
more become available.
A
Silent Justice Speaks Out (Sep. 30)
Clarence
Thomas Unplugged (Oct. 3)
Being a
Justice (Oct. 4)
Thomas
on Precedent (Oct. 8)
Thomas
and Oral Argument (Oct. 9)