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University of Michigan Law School in a case called Grutter v. Bollinger. 2003. Affirmative Action

Justice Thomas believes that any discrimination on the basis of race violates the Constitution.

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Clarence Thomas does support same-sex marriage, claiming that Americans are not deprived of any liberties and that gay marriage is not right.

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He graduated from Yale University in 1974

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An Interview with Justice Clarence Thomas 11-14-2013

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On November 14, 2013, during the Federalist Society's 2013 National Lawyers Convention Annual Dinner, Judge Diane S. Sykes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit interviewed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Honorable David M. McIntosh of Mayer Brown and Vice Chairman of the Federalist Society introduced Judge Sykes.

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Thomas is often described as an originalist, or textualist, and a member of the conservative wing of the Supreme Court. He is also often described as the most conservative member of the Supreme Court, although others gave Justice Scalia that designation.

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President who nominated justice and year appointed to court

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President who nominated justice and year appointed to court

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Clarence Thomas was nominated by George H. W. Bush

He was appointed to the court on October 23, 1991

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Thomas spoke from the bench for the first time.

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He was born in Georgia, U.S.

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Clarence Thomas is 69 years old. He was born on June 23, 1948