Clarence Thomas.Photo: ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesSupreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas, 74, will not return to George Washington University Law School as a professor this fall.The decision comes a month after Justice Thomas penned a concurring opinion inDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,whichoverturned the constitutional right to abortion.Thomas’s ruling led to campus outcry that culminated inmore than 11,000 community members signing a petitionrequesting his removal from the university and calling his employment “completely unacceptable.” George Washington University officials declined to remove Thomas over the petition or his views.On Wednesday, Gregory Maggs, the George Washington University Law School professor who co-taught the constitutional law seminar with Thomas since 2011, wrote to the student body in an email, “Justice Thomas has informed me that he is unavailable to co-teach the seminar this fall.““The seminar has not been canceled but I will now be the sole instructor,” Maggs wrote in the school-wide email.After theDobbsSupreme Court decision last month, GW Provost Christopher Bracey and law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, wrote an email to the student body noting that while Thomas' views “do not represent” the university’s stance, his contract will not be terminated.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Just as we affirm our commitment to academic freedom, we affirm the right of all members of our community to voice their opinions and contribute to the critical discussions that are foundational to our academic mission,” the university leaders wrote in the email earlier this month.
Clarence Thomas.Photo: ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas, 74, will not return to George Washington University Law School as a professor this fall.The decision comes a month after Justice Thomas penned a concurring opinion inDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,whichoverturned the constitutional right to abortion.Thomas’s ruling led to campus outcry that culminated inmore than 11,000 community members signing a petitionrequesting his removal from the university and calling his employment “completely unacceptable.” George Washington University officials declined to remove Thomas over the petition or his views.On Wednesday, Gregory Maggs, the George Washington University Law School professor who co-taught the constitutional law seminar with Thomas since 2011, wrote to the student body in an email, “Justice Thomas has informed me that he is unavailable to co-teach the seminar this fall.““The seminar has not been canceled but I will now be the sole instructor,” Maggs wrote in the school-wide email.After theDobbsSupreme Court decision last month, GW Provost Christopher Bracey and law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, wrote an email to the student body noting that while Thomas' views “do not represent” the university’s stance, his contract will not be terminated.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Just as we affirm our commitment to academic freedom, we affirm the right of all members of our community to voice their opinions and contribute to the critical discussions that are foundational to our academic mission,” the university leaders wrote in the email earlier this month.
Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas, 74, will not return to George Washington University Law School as a professor this fall.
The decision comes a month after Justice Thomas penned a concurring opinion inDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,whichoverturned the constitutional right to abortion.
Thomas’s ruling led to campus outcry that culminated inmore than 11,000 community members signing a petitionrequesting his removal from the university and calling his employment “completely unacceptable.” George Washington University officials declined to remove Thomas over the petition or his views.
On Wednesday, Gregory Maggs, the George Washington University Law School professor who co-taught the constitutional law seminar with Thomas since 2011, wrote to the student body in an email, “Justice Thomas has informed me that he is unavailable to co-teach the seminar this fall.”
“The seminar has not been canceled but I will now be the sole instructor,” Maggs wrote in the school-wide email.
After theDobbsSupreme Court decision last month, GW Provost Christopher Bracey and law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, wrote an email to the student body noting that while Thomas' views “do not represent” the university’s stance, his contract will not be terminated.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“Just as we affirm our commitment to academic freedom, we affirm the right of all members of our community to voice their opinions and contribute to the critical discussions that are foundational to our academic mission,” the university leaders wrote in the email earlier this month.
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