Clarence Thomas is . . . something

In the case of Connick v. Thompson (and yes, that's Harry Connick Jr.'s dad, a District Attorney in New Orleans), the court has apparently taken the teeth out of Brady v. Maryland, which says prosecutors must turn over exculpatory evidence to the defense. In this case, they sat on it for 20 years, and the petitioner, Thompson, sat in prison for over 14 years for a crime he did not commit. The trial court awarded Thompson $15 million, which was upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. But that is vacated now; the court has guaranteed that nobody can be held responsible for even the most shocking civil rights violations.