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'''Crystal Clanton''' (born 1995 |
'''Crystal C. Clanton''' (also known as "Crystal J. Clanton") (born March 1995) is an American attorney who, as of March 2024, is a [[law clerk]] for Chief Judge [[William H. Pryor Jr.]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]].<ref name="GMUScaliaLawSchool" / |
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A 2022 graduate of the [[Antonin Scalia Law School]], Clanton previously clerked for Judge [[Corey L. Maze]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]]. She was chosen in 2024 by [[United States Supreme Court]] Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] to be one of his law clerks during the 2024–2025 term.<ref name="NYT24022024">{{cite news |last1=VanSickle |first1=Abbie |title=Justice Thomas Hires Law Clerk Accused of Sending Racist Text Messages |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/us/crystal-clanton-clarence-thomas-clerk.html |access-date=25 February 2024 |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=24 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="GMUScaliaLawSchool">{{cite web |title=Third Scalia Law Graduate Since 2021 Selected as SCOTUS Clerk |url=https://www.law.gmu.edu/news/2024/third_scalia_law_graduate_since_2021_selected_as_scotus_clerk |website=George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> |
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She is a former national field director for [[Turning Point USA]]. |
She is a former national field director for [[Turning Point USA]]. |
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Revision as of 16:10, 1 March 2024
Crystal C. Clanton (also known as "Crystal J. Clanton") (born March 1995) is an American attorney who, as of March 2024, is a law clerk for Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).[1]
She is a former national field director for Turning Point USA.
Biography
According to The New Yorker, Clanton was accused of sending a text message in 2015, while she was national field director for Turning Point USA, saying "I HATE BLACK PEOPLE. Like fuck them all . . . I hate blacks. End of story." Clanton told The New Yorker, "I have no recollection of these messages and they do not reflect what I believe or who I am and the same was true when I was a teenager."[2][3]
Following her departure from Turning Point USA, Clanton had worked for Ginni Thomas,[4] Justice Thomas's wife, and had lived at the Thomas's house for almost a year. Ginni Thomas was a member of the Turning Point USA advisory council at the time of Clanton's departure.[5]
In 2021 Maze and Pryor hired Clanton to clerk for each of them, first for Maze, then for Pryor. Seven Democratic members of Congress protested the hiring in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts and Circuit Judge Charles Wilson, asking for an investigation, stating that Maze and Pryor "hired an individual with a history of nakedly racist and hateful conduct as a future law clerk in their chambers. Placing an individual with this history in such close proximity to judicial decision-making threatens to seriously undermine the public's faith in the federal judiciary." The investigation was not pursued after a ruling by the judicial council of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which stated that the judges had performed adequate due diligence, which included a reference letter from Justice Thomas.[6][5]
References
- ^ "Third Scalia Law Graduate Since 2021 Selected as SCOTUS Clerk". George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NYT24022024was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mayer, Jane (21 December 2017). "A Conservative Nonprofit That Seeks to Transform College Campuses Faces Allegations of Racial Bias and Illegal Campaign Activity". The New Yorker. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Birnbaum, Emily (6 September 2018). "Clarence Thomas' wife hired ex-Turning Point USA staffer who once said 'I hate blacks': report". The Hill. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b Weiss, Debra Cassens (January 2023). "Federal judges who hired law clerk accused of racist statements won't face misconduct complaints". ABA Journal. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Hank (10 November 2021). "House Chairs Urge Judiciary to Investigate Hiring of Law Clerk with History of Racist, Bigoted Conduct by Two Federal Judges". Hank Johnson Congressman - 4th District of Georgia. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
External links
- Rankin, Bill (14 January 2022). "Judge Pryor cleared of allegations involving hiring of controversial clerk". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- Marcus, Ruth (10 November 2023). "Opinion The Crystal Clanton case shows a system failure". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2024.