When the first Civil Service Reform Act passed in 1883, “good government” reformers envisioned nonpartisan civil servants fairly administering the federal bureaucracy. From the vantage point of 2016, it is clear this dream has turned into a nightmare.
The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas: 25 Years on the Court
The Claremont Institute and Federalist Society hosted The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas: 25 Years on the Court. This two-part panel discussion considered Justice Clarence Thomas's quarter century on the Supreme Court. Panel 1: The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas.
Gregory Katsas is Partner, Jones Day; Former Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division; Former Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.
Neomi Rao is Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law; Former Associate White House Counsel; Former Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.
Jeffrey Wall is Special Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell; Former Assistant to the Solicitor General; Former Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas
Elizabeth Wydra is President, Constitutional Accountability Center.
Brian Callanan (moderator), is an attorney at King & Spalding in Washington, D.C., and previously served as general counsel to Senator Rob Portman. He was a 2009 Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute.
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