The George Washington University announced Tuesday it won’t fire Justice Clarence Thomas or cancel his class despite anger from students who want the conservative justice gone because he wrote an opinion reversing the right to abortion.
“Because we steadfastly support the robust exchange of ideas and deliberation, and because debate is an essential part of our university’s academic and educational mission to train future leaders who are prepared to address the world’s most urgent problems, the university will neither terminate Justice Thomas’ employment nor cancel his class in response to his legal opinions,” said Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew and Christopher Alan Bracey, vice president of academic affairs.