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Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of Olympics after losing legal battle | Swimming

American swimmer Leah Thomas, who gained global fame in March 2022 when she became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA collegiate championship, has lost her lawsuit against World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, ending her hopes of competing in next month’s Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old also remains barred from swimming […]

Thomas Massie to co-moderate presidential debate

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is set to co-moderate a presidential debate at the FreedomFest conference next month, but while both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have been invited, neither are currently scheduled to attend. Confirmed participants include Chase Oliver of the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party and […]

Thomas has accepted $4M in gifts during career: Watchdog

Supreme Court justices have received about $5 million in donations since the early 2000s, with Justice Clarence Thomas receiving nearly the entire amount. data Released Thursday The watchdog group Fix the Court has published a list of gifts received by judges since January 2004. The data was released ahead of the scheduled release of judges’ […]

FACT CHECK: Was Lia Thomas Told To Try Out For Men’s Olympic Team?

post Share on social media The United States Olympic Committee has announced that transgender swimmer Leah Thomas will be able to try out for the men’s team. Verdict: False The claim originated from a satirical website. Fact check: U.S. lawmakers have called on the Department of Justice and the International Olympic Committee to investigate China’s […]

Senate Democrat urges Roberts to pressure Alito, Thomas on recusals

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday urging him to use his authority to pressure Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from cases related to former President Trump. “Your position gives you considerable moral and persuasive authority to […]

Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has argued that the Department of Justice (DOJ) can force the resignations of Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in the lawsuits they face related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. “Everyone assumes that the highest court in the country has the lowest ethical standards and […]