Overview
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said during a Hoover Institution interview that he has never been to Stanford Law and that some elite schools are “presumptively off limits” to conservatives.
- A Stanford spokesperson promptly denied that characterization, saying the law school regularly hosts judges and that it would welcome Justice Thomas to speak on campus.
- Thomas argued platforms like YouTube preserve the work of conservative thinkers such as Thomas Sowell for younger audiences when campuses reject their views.
- News accounts note Thomas did not cite specific invitations or denials, leaving no fresh evidence that Stanford formally barred him from speaking.
- The exchange revives debate over campus free speech after past student disruptions of conservative talks at Stanford Law and could prompt renewed scrutiny of event and protest policies.