Justice Clarence Thomas Compliments ACLU (surprise!)

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I thought this was pretty surprising. Clarence Thomas gave a speech in Atlanta where he complimented the ACLU

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas told an Atlanta audience Thursday "I am finally home."

"Thirty-two years ago, I tried desperately to come to Atlanta," Thomas said. Unable to find a job there after graduating from Yale Law School, he took a job in the Missouri attorney general's office.

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On amicus briefs: "They range from useless to extremely useful; from credible to 'You've got to be kidding me,'" Thomas said. The most helpful, he said, are those filed by "honest brokers ... who don't take either side" or groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union whose legal credibility, Thomas said, is well established. "You know, I'm not one who gloms on to the ACLU’s arguments," he said. But, he added, "They are pretty principled about the positions they take, and they're well-informed and pretty helpful."

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1161853523009

That's good to hear. At least he's reading the briefs. Hopefully he'll be more likely to adopt their positions in future cases.