Judge Thomas hearings take testimony

Title

Judge Thomas hearings take testimony

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

13 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Paul Woodley reports from the United States on lengthy hearings before the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee. The senators are trying to discover the truth about allegations of sexually offensive behaviour made against Judge Clarence Thomas, a Presidential nominee for a position on the US Supreme Court. Includes extracts from testimony by Clarence Thomas where he responds to accusations by Professor Anita Hill about his behaviour; statement by Senator Alan Cranston.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Alan Cranston; Clarence Thomas

Keywords

USA; Courts; African-American peoples; Committees; Sexual behaviour; Judges; Clarence Thomas; Judiciary

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