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Clarence Thomas

Arcs in the news about Clarence Thomas from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 64 stories · 278 articles · earliest story we hold Apr 18, 2023

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Everything else10 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Clarence Thomas that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 11Supreme Court Turns Away LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban Case18 articles · 18 independent sources
    7 left, 7 center, 3 right
  2. Oct 25– 26Most of Justice Thomas’ $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say16 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 3 right
  3. Oct 2Supreme Court declines to take up appeal from John Eastman involving emails sought by House Jan. 6 select committee11 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 3 right
  4. Oct 2Clarence Thomas Recuses Himself From Jan. 6-Related Case—For First Time Ever5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Clarence Thomas

  1. Nov 30Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow in Supreme Court ethics probe21 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 16– 17The Supreme Court won't allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal28 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 3 right
  3. Nov 13– 15The Supreme Court adopts first-ever code of ethics116 articles · 72 independent sources
    23 left, 20 center, 11 right
  4. Nov 9Democrats postpone subpoena vote in Supreme Court ethics probe after blowup with Republicans11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  5. Oct 31Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices’ travel15 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Oct 17– 18Amy Coney Barrett: Supreme Court ethics code would be a good idea23 articles · 18 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 2 right
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