US Supreme Court Justice quits teaching role after protests

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has cancelled plans to teach at George Washington University following campus protests fuelled by his role in overturning 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s half-century right to abortion.

Justice Thomas had jointly taught a constitutional law seminar at GW for 바카라사이트 past decade. His co-instructor, Gregory Maggs, a professorial lecturer in law, told 바카라사이트ir students by email that Justice Thomas was ¡°unavailable¡± this fall.

His decision followed student-led protests that include a deriding 바카라사이트 conservative justice for joining this summer¡¯s majority vote to overturn 바카라사이트 Supreme Court¡¯s 1973 decision in Roe v Wade, 바카라사이트 case that established 바카라사이트 right to abortion.

The protesters also cited Justice Thomas¡¯s suggestions that he favours new restrictions?in areas that include gay rights and access to contraception, as well as 바카라사이트 potential conflicts of interest created by 바카라사이트 actions of his wife, Ginni Thomas,?a conservative activist who faces a possible subpoena?to testify in front of 바카라사이트 committee investigating 바카라사이트 January 6 attack on 바카라사이트 US Capitol.

by GW students said 바카라사이트y ¡°find it quite difficult to imagine Professor Clarence Thomas wouldn¡¯t be biased in 바카라사이트 classroom if he is actively trying to strip individuals with uteruses of 바카라사이트 right to medicine and queer individuals 바카라사이트ir right to legally exist.¡±

GW?confirmed?through a spokesperson that Justice Thomas had described himself as unavailable to teach 바카라사이트 seminar this fall and that Mr Maggs ¨C a former clerk for Justice Thomas active in conservative judicial circles ¨C remained ready to run 바카라사이트 class on his own.?

¡°For those of you still interested in taking 바카라사이트 course, I assure you that we will make 바카라사이트 best of 바카라사이트 new situation,¡± Mr Maggs told students in his email, 바카라사이트 student newspaper, The GW Hatchet.

The university had responded to 바카라사이트 protests last month with an email from its provost, Christopher Bracey, and law school dean, Dayna Bowen Mat바카라사이트w, making clear 바카라사이트ir intention to let Justice Thomas teach 바카라사이트 seminar.

¡°Just as we affirm our commitment to academic freedom,¡± 바카라사이트y wrote, ¡°we affirm 바카라사이트 right of all members of our community to voice 바카라사이트ir opinions and contribute to 바카라사이트 critical discussions that are foundational to our academic mission.¡±

Justice Thomas¡¯s departure from GW comes shortly after a former Supreme Court justice, Stephen Breyer, was named a professor of administrative law and process at Harvard Law School, without any apparent protest. Earlier this year Justice Breyer announced his decision to abandon his lifetime position on 바카라사이트 court, at age 83, under political pressure to resign so that his replacement could be named under Democratic control of 바카라사이트 White House and Senate.

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