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Today In Legally Dubious Behavior: Clarence Thomas's Rich Friend Is Building Him A Museum

Today In Legally Dubious Behavior: Clarence Thomas's Rich Friend Is Building Him A Museum

According to one of his ex-girlfriends, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has a "fantasy [package]," is "easily aroused," and had "a strong interest in pornography." All of this is 100 percent legal and 110 percent really gross! What else is Justice Thomas doing that is also 100 percent legal? Oh, puffing on cigars, flying on private jets, hanging out on 161-foot yachts...and getting enshrined in a museum dedicated to his childhood? more ›

Eminent Domain or Eminently Crazy

Eminent Domain or Eminently Crazy

The Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that the government can seize private property and turn it over to developers, under the auspices of eminent domain. The Daily News points out that this probably warms of the hearts of developers, taking, for instance, projects like Bruce Ratner's Brooklyn Nets arena or Columbia University's development of 18 acres in Harlem...or any projects that have a "public purpose" element. In the end, it's up to the state government to determine whether or not the property should be seized, so many local lawmakers are pleading with the State Legislature to review eminent domain. more ›

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