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March 6, 2024

Justice Clarence Thomas Hires Clerk Who Once Wrote "I Hate Black People"
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing new controversy after
reports he hired a law clerk who was previously found to have sent
racist text messages. Crystal Clanton was the field director at the
conservative student group Turning Point USA when she sent the messages,
including one that said, "I hate Black people." Justice Thomas has come
out in defense of Clanton, who graduated from the Antonin Scalia Law
School at George Mason University, which has long had ties to
conservative donors and has maintained close relationships with Supreme
Court justices.


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