In a little-covered speech, the Supreme Court justice explained how he thinks the court should reverse rulings conservatives ...

"At some point we need to think about what we're doing with stare decisis," Thomas said Thursday, referring to the legal ...

Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme Court’s commitment to following legal precedent Thursday, as the high court ...

Justice Thurgood Marshall was sworn in on this day in 1967, becoming the first Black Supreme Court justice. The two Black ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last week cautioned against following precedent set by past decisions, ABC News ...

As the Supreme Court is about to revisit some major decisions, Justice Thomas said there's nothing sacred about precedent.

Latin for to stand by things decided. It's the legal principle that judges use to base decisions on earlier ones. When it comes up at confirmation hearings, it's often in reference to abortion rights ...

Justice Clarence Thomas is finding increasingly creative ways to justify reshaping long-standing laws. During a rare appearance at Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., on ...

Speaking Thursday at the Catholic University Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., Thomas argued that the Supreme Court should rethink the way law is interpreted as it relates to stare decisis, ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the precedent principle is “not some sort of talismanic deal where you can just ...

WASHINGTON – As the Supreme Court is about to revisit some major decisions, one of the nine justices – and the longest-serving member of the conservative majority – has offered his view that there’s ...