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Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

  • Written by Ali S. Masood, Assistant Professor of Politics, Oberlin College and Conservatory
Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, tooActivists call for ethics reform in the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 2, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is no stranger to controversy.

In 1991, during his confirmation hearings in the Senate, Thomas faced accusations of sexual harassment from a former colleague and law...

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