U.S. Supreme Court,
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Constitutional Law
Feb. 20, 2019
Thomas wants libel law review
He says NYT v. Sullivan is bad law, not founders' intent
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins the rest of the Supreme Court justices in sitting for a group photo in Washington
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sounded a rallying cry in support of reversing First Amendment precedent that's served as the media's shield for half a century. But the call appears to have gone unanswered by his colleagues -- at least for now.
Thomas voted along with the majority to deny hearing a petition by Kathrine McKee, who asked the court to revive her defamation case against Bill Cosby and his attorney Martin Singe...
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