Clarence Thomas

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Thomas

Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush and confirmed by the U. S. Senate to succeed Thurgood Marshall and is the second African American to serve on the Court.

Positions

Question

Should high school athletes be drug tested?

Position

Yes, high school athletes should be drug tested

Argument

It will deter students from taking drugs

“We find that testing students who participate in extracurricular activities is a reasonably effective means of addressing the school district’s legitimate concerns in preventing, deterring and detecting drug use.”

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

31 July 2013

https://nation.time.com/2013/08/01/privacy-and-the-law-how-the-supreme-court-defines-a-controversial-right/slide/student-drug-testing/

Question

Should high school athletes be drug tested?

Position

Yes, high school athletes should be drug tested

Argument

It helps make schools safer environments

“A student’s privacy interest is limited in a public school environment where the State is responsible for maintaining discipline, health, and safety”

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

31 July 2013

https://nation.time.com/2013/08/01/privacy-and-the-law-how-the-supreme-court-defines-a-controversial-right/slide/student-drug-testing/

Question

Should polygraphs be admissible in court?

Position

No, lie detectors should not be admissible in court

Argument

Lie detectors don't work

“There is simply no consensus that polygraph evidence is reliable”

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

31 March 1998