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Justices Speak Out at Courts of Appeals Conferences

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 15, 2024
News Type: U.S. Supreme Court

Two U.S. Supreme Court justices are speaking out about their experiences on the nation’s highest court. At a conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Alabama Justice Clarence Thomas decried “the nastiness and the lies” he and his wife have “had to endure” in recent years, and described Washington, D.C., as a place where “people pride themselves in being awful.” Thomas also talked about why he tends to write separate or dissenting opinions that question long-standing precedent. At a conference for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in Austin, both Thomas and Justice Brett Kavanaugh raised concerns about the court’s growing emergency docket. They said it pressures justices to make quick rulings in controversial issues before developing a complete understanding of the facts. Bloomberg Law looks at both events.

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