Opposition to Judge Thomas Nomination

The Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights group, sponsored a news conference in the National Press… read more

The Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights group, sponsored a news conference in the National Press Club to announce the group’s opposition to the nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Mr. Moreno said the opposition to the nomination was based on research of Judge Thomas' public record as a judge and as head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in which the group found evidence that Judge Thomas bears an “ideological conservatism,” that would be detrimental to the cause of civil rights in the U.S. close

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Opposition to Judge Thomas Nomination

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Program ID:
20517-1
Category:
News Conference
Format:
News Conference
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 14, 1991 | 1:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Aug 18, 1991 | 10:45am EDT | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

  • Aug 14, 1991 | 1:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 14, 1991 | 5:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 14, 1991 | 8:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 15, 1991 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 15, 1991 | 5:26am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 18, 1991 | 10:45am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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