Thomas, Clarence

Erasmus, Desiderius.The praise of folly [translated] by Sir Thomas Chaloner. Edited by Clarence H. Miller. Edited by Clarence H. Miller. Translated by Thomas Chaloner. Oxford OUP, 1965. 

The opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas and reflecting a unanimous 9-0 decision, ruled that there was a strong basis in history to conclude that the Fourth Amendment included the common law requirement that police knock and announce. However, there were circumstances where a no-knock entry might be justified if necessary to prevent evidence from being destroyed, police being endangered, or a suspect escaping. However, the police would have to show, based on the facts of the case, that these considerations should apply. Therefore, the case was returned to the lower court for a factual determination of whether the entry was reasonable. 

The Supreme Court s opinion, delivered by Justice Clarence Thomas, seems to start by being dubious about the use of any necessity defense that is not actually allowed by the law in question. (The Controlled Substances Act allows use of marijuana only in federally authorized research projects and has no provision for medical necessity.) The Court noted that the creation of e.xceptions to legislation is properly a function of the legislature, not of the courts. 

The Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas, overturned the Ninth Circuit ruling. The Court said that because Raytheon s policy applied to anyone who had been dismissed for breaking a company rule, not just cases of drug abuse, it could not be assumed that the policy was discriminatory on its face. For Hernandez to prevail, there would have to have been a showing that Raytheon had refused to rehire him specifically because of his disability. 

Following is the text (without footnotes) of the Supreme Court s decision in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative (2001). The decision was unanimous (8-0, with Justice Steven Breyer not participating). Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion. 

To our leaders and visionaries, John Gollan, Harold Maurer, Thomas Rosenquist, Clarence Ueda, and Carol Swarts, a simple thank you for all your support, through good times and bad, seems too simple. The gift of your ears and your thoughtful responses and unbridled determination to bring out only the best in us is appreciated beyond words. 

In 1992, in Foucha v. Louisiana, Justice Clarence Thomas asserted that it is constitutional to confine a sane but dangerous insanity acquittee. Why Because unlike civil committees, who have not been found to have harmed society, insanity acquittees have been found in a judicial proceeding to have... 

Anonymous (1937). Keefer, Clarence E. Who s who in engineering 4 736. Lewis New York. Anonymous (1952). C.E. Keefer, Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize. Civil Engineering 22(8) 587. P Keefer, C.E., Kratz, H. (1929). Digesting sewage sludge at its optimum pH and temperature. Engineering News-Record 102(3) 103-105. 

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