Thomas Second Hearing Day 2, Part 1
Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas on the second day of his
reopened confirmation hearings. Committee members questioned Judge
Thomas on the sexual harassment charges alleged against him by
University of Oklahoma Law Professor Anita Hill dating to the time
Professor Hill worked under Judge Thomas in the Department of
Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the
early 1980s. Judge Thomas was questioned on his relationship with
Professor Hill before and after her employment as his assistant.
Senator Hatch proposed that Professor Hill created her charges from a
civil rights case heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit,
and from the 1970s book The Exorcist. Judge Thomas repeated his
denial of the charges put against him, and said the charges of sexual
harassment were particularly painful when put against a black man as
they reinforce social stereotypes agains
The committee heard testimony from Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas on the second day of his reopened… read more
The committee heard testimony from Supreme Court nominee and U.S.
Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas on the second day of his
reopened confirmation hearings. Committee members questioned Judge
Thomas on the sexual harassment charges alleged against him by
University of Oklahoma Law Professor Anita Hill dating to the time
Professor Hill worked under Judge Thomas in the Department of
Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the
early 1980s. Judge Thomas was questioned on his relationship with
Professor Hill before and after her employment as his assistant.
Senator Hatch proposed that Professor Hill created her charges from a
civil rights case heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit,
and from the 1970s book The Exorcist. Judge Thomas repeated his
denial of the charges put against him, and said the charges of sexual
harassment were particularly painful when put against a black man as
they reinforce social stereotypes agains close
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