Opposition to Judge Thomas Nomination
1991-08-07T10:27:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjE3XC8xOTkxMDgwNzEwMzIwNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Members of several of the 185 constituent groups making up the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights participated in a news conference announcing the opposition of the Leadership Conference to the nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Ralph Neas said the main objections of the conference to Judge Thomas were his record as head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where the conference claimed he ruled not by precedent but by his own executive fiat, and his public statements, which the conference said indicated his hostility to civil rights.
Members of several of the 185 constituent groups making up the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights participated in a news conference annou… read more
Members of several of the 185 constituent groups making up the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights participated in a news conference announcing the opposition of the Leadership Conference to the nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Ralph Neas said the main objections of the conference to Judge Thomas were his record as head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where the conference claimed he ruled not by precedent but by his own executive fiat, and his public statements, which the conference said indicated his hostility to civil rights. close
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- Wade Henderson Associate Director American Civil Liberties Union->Washington Office
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- Sharon Schuster President American Association of University Women
- Harriett Woods President National Woman's Party
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