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Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served since 1991 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. President George H. W. Bush nominated him to succeed Thurgood Marshall .
Like Sherman Minton, Clarence Thomas was not a Catholic at the time he was appointed to the court. Thomas was raised Catholic and briefly attended Conception Seminary College, a Catholic seminary, [126] but had joined the Protestant denomination of his wife after their marriage. At some point in the late 1990s, Thomas returned to Catholicism.
Justice Clarence Thomas concurred in part and dissented in part. [1] Thomas agreed with the majority's interpretation that Title VII protects against "intentional discrimination" against a particular religious group, but felt that Abercrombie did not really engage in that here because their dress code was a religion-neutral policy that affected ...
Justice Clarence Thomas signs autographs in Memphis on July 29, 1998, after addressing the National Bar Association, an organization of Black lawyers. - John L. Focht/AP
A post on X claims that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has announced that he will retire Jan. 21. Verdict: False Thomas has not announced his retirement as of press time, and the outlet ...
Clarence Thomas, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, has disputed that the Establishment Clause applies to the states, thereby making it possible for the states to establish a state religion. [29] [30] [31] [32]
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for a photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Oct. 7, 2022. Credit - Eric Lee—Bloomberg via Getty Images
Good News Club v. Milford Central School, 533 U.S. 98 (2001), was a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court written by Clarence Thomas holding that a public school's exclusion of a club from its limited public forum based solely on the club's religious nature was impermissible viewpoint discrimination.