Justice blames Yale affirmative action for his early job problems

by E Wayne Ross on October 22, 2007

The Boston Globe: Justice blames Yale affirmative action for his early job problems

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a 15-cent price tag stuck to his Yale law degree, blaming the school’s affirmative action policies in the 1970s for his difficulty finding a job after he graduated.

Some of his black classmates say Thomas needs to get over his grudge because Yale opened the door to extraordinary opportunities.