"Justice Thomas informed GW Law that he is unavailable to co-teach a Constitutional Law Seminar this fall," university spokesperson Josh Grossman said in an emailed statement Wednesday.
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Thomas was part of the conservative majority that in late June overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion. In the following days, thousands of students signed a petition calling for the school to sever its relationship with Thomas. But university officials refused.Thomas' withdrawal was first reported by the GW Hatchet, the campus newspaper, which obtained an email from Maggs to students, telling them of the "sad news" that Thomas would not be co-teaching the class.BREAKING NEWS