THE OKLAHOMA EAGLE — Essentially Lyndo Jones was murdered by a Dallas policeman last year for getting in his own truck, this week the trial begins where former Mesquite officer Derick Wiley who prosecutors say shot Jones who had his hands up in the air begging for his life before he was shot twice in the back as he walked away. […read more]
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I will never forget the debate that engulfed Black America at the time of the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court. On the one side was the fact of his conservative record and his not having Read More
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question from the Supreme Court bench since 2006. His majority opinions tend to be brisk, efficient and dutiful. Now, studies using linguistic software have discovered another Thomas trait: Those opinions contain language from briefs submitted to the court Read More
(The Hollywood Reporter) – HBO has found its Clarence Thomas. Treme and The Odd Couple‘s Wendell Pierce has been tapped to play the Supreme Court justice in Confirmation, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Confirmation, from HBO Films, details the explosive 1991 Supreme Court nomination hearings (at which Anita Hill testified), that brought the country to Read More
(Think Progress) – Today is the official release date for my book, Injustices: The Supreme Court’s History of Comforting the Comforted and Afflicting the Afflicted. As you might guess from the title, it is not particularly complimentary of the Supreme Court as an institution. As Read More
(TIME) – The wording in the Constitution is simple and straightforward: the President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.” There’s nothing in there about the Supreme Court justices and, accordingly, there’s nothing simple and straightforward Read More
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas suggested Thursday that the Supreme Court was divided over whether to hear the gay marriage cases the justices rejected last month. Thomas offered a peek at what happened behind the scenes when the court turned Read More
Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) — The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Jamaican national who was deported from the United States over possession of a small amount of marijuana. The court, by Read More
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist For someone who seems to revel in being silent during the Supreme Court’s traditionally lively oral arguments – when a public display of his professional competence would be appropriate – Clarence Thomas’s out-of-court comments are extraordinarily revealing. They Read More
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