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Michael Dorf on the Judging

By Steve Hall

Dorf's latest column at FindLaw.com is, "Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, and the Noble Lie."  Here's an extended excerpt:Last week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas answered a wide range of student questions during his visit to the University of Florida Law School. Americans whose primary view of Justice Thomas comes from his surreal confirmation hearing nearly two decades ago, or from media coverage that tends to portray him as simply a yes-man for Justice Scalia, would do well to watch the recording of his speech.Whereas Justice Thomas has in the past sometimes come across as angry or bitter?even as recently as in some of the discussion of his confirmation hearing in his otherwise-insightful 2007 book, My Grandfather's Son?in the University of Florida discussion he is at ease, gracious, self-deprecating, and witty...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 10, 2010 (boomark / email).