U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas participates in taking a new family photo with his fellow justices at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

• Petition calling on George Washington University to stop Thomas teaching at its law school has more than 7,000 signatures
• Duke Law, where Justice Alito regularly teaches, has not issued any statement on his status

(Reuters) - George Washington University Law School won’t cut ties with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, despite mounting public pressure following his concurring opinion in Friday’s decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion.

University Provost Christopher Bracey and law dean Dayna Bowen Matthew said in a campus-wide email Tuesday, a copy of which was provided to Reuters by a school spokesperson, that Thomas will not be fired as a law school adjunct and the constitutional law seminar he co-teaches will not be canceled.

An online petition calling for the university to fire Thomas was started by an undergraduate student at George Washington after the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was published. It had been signed by more than 7,000 people as of Wednesday morning.

Reuters was unable to locate contact information for the student who authored the petition.

The petition called Thomas' employment at George Washington “completely unacceptable.”

The message from Bracey and Bowen said Thomas' views neither represent...

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