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...speech opened with a story about an old man paying tribute to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall as a person who "didn't just witness change, he caused...
Private papers of late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall were made public, offering a singular glimpse of behind-the-scenes maneuvering over court decisions on abortion and homosexual rights. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, speaking for a majority of the Justices, denounced the Library of Congress for making the material available, claiming it damages the court's "long tradition of confidentiality." But Librarian James Billington said he was simply carrying out Marshall's wishes...
...point is that Powell is not just a famous Black leader. He is a "first," just like Thurgood Marshall or Jackie Robinson or Phyllis Wheatley. He is not important for what he represents simply to Black Americans but what he represents to all Americans...
...luncheon was part of a weekend conference at the Law School called "Many Paths, One Goal," in honor of the late Justice Thurgood Marshall...
...national ordeal of Clarence Thomas, the latest appointment to the court, illustrates how far down into the mire the entire process has sunk. Sadly, those who felt that Thurgood Marshall's sucessor should be Black had their demand of color met at the expense of ideology; they were greeted with the one of the most conservative nominees of recent memory. Again, due to what happened to Bork, Thomas was without the judicial qualification that used to elicit a Supreme Court nomination...