In the News: Why Clarence Thomas’ wife is a major problem for the Supreme Court

Jon Skolnik writes in Salon:

Progressive advocacy groups are calling on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases relating to the activism of his wife, Ginni Thomas, a prominent conservative operative whose political activities, the groups say, call the court’s nonpartisanship into question. […]

The sharp missive – released on Tuesday by Take Back the Court, Indivisible, People’s Parity Project, and Stand Up America – comes amid a broader political reckoning over Ginni Thomas’ potential influence on her husband’s jurisprudence.

Read more in Salon.