Justice Thomas no longer teaching courses at George Washington following Roe backlash
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will no longer teach a constitutional law course he’s taught since 2011 at George Washington University, following his SCOTUS vote to overturn “Roe v. Wade” and subsequent calls for his removal from the school.
Last month, school officials reportedly
rejected a
petition with more than 11,000 signatures seeking to unseat Thomas from his professorial lecturer position, but
an email obtained by the GWU student paper, The Hatchet, later said Thomas will be unavailable to teach the course.
Thomas is also no longer a listed lecturer in the GW Law School’s course
catalog.
The Hill has reached out for comment from GW Law, Thomas and Gregory Maggs, who has co-taught the course with Thomas since it started.
The Justice has come under fire following his role in the 5-4 decision to overturn the right to abortion established in “Roe v. Wade” and “Planned Parenthood v. Casey.”
Thomas noted in his concurring opinion on “Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization” that the court should also reexamine precedent protecting the rights to contraception and to same-sex marriage.
Lawmakers have been scrambling in the wake of that opinion to protect marriage equality, and a
House vote was called last week to try to protect contraception.
Thomas is also under scrutiny for the actions of his wife,
Ginni Thomas, who
attended the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” rally just before rioters stormed the capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and
communicated with former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and and Trump attorney John Eastman about overturning the 2020 presidential election results.
Members of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 riots have said Ginni Thomas
may be called to testify.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will no longer teach a constitutional law course he’s taught since 2011 at George Washington University (GWU) following his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade and su…
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