Law Practice,
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar. 29, 2014
'Anita' documentary revisits confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas
"Anita" bears no message of hostility towards the justice. Rather, it conveys a message of redemption, resurrection and hope. By Alan H. Friedenthal
Today the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary consists of a Hispanic (Ted Cruz, R-TX), an Asian-Pacific Islander (Mazie Hirano, D-HI), and three women, including Hirano.
But in October 1991, the Judiciary Committee consisted of all white men when Anita Hill testified during the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
That testimony and its aftermath are the subject of the probing new documentary, "Anita: Speaking Truth to Power," now ...
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