Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 75, sparked raised eyebrows over his whereabouts when he was absent during oral arguments on Monday, and the Court provided no explanation.
Chief Justice John Roberts addressed Thomas’ lack of presence, according to NBC News’ Lawrence Hurley, saying that Thomas “is not on the bench today” but would “participate fully” in the two cases being argued based on the briefs and transcripts.
“Context that may or may not be helpful: In the recent past, Justice Thomas phoned into oral arguments when he couldn’t attend in person, allowing him to ask questions remotely. He isn’t doing so this time,” wrote Slate reporter Mark Joseph Stern on X, formerly Twitter.
Wait, did he take the deal that John Oliver proposed?
I think the clock ran out on that to be honest. He’d probably agree to it anyway so long as that pos vacates.
Presumably the Yacht had engine trouble and he and Crowe are on an island with Ginger, Maryanne, and the captain.
He could stay out to make the court 0.00000000001% more respectable
Maybe he’s fucking dead
He’s taken the next logical step from “Napping through Oral Arguments” and is now skipping the actual hearings entirely.
He’ll show up for five minutes to tell his clerks how to write their opinions, then catch the next flight out to a Bohemian Grove. Unless someone smuggles a syphilitic child into the old people Adrenochrome orgy, dude is going to live for another 70 years.
Don’t. Don’t give me hope.
pleasebedeadpleasebedead
He’s just getting told what his vote will be.
Picking out colors for the granite in his next RV actually.
Sadly this would end up with another Conservative Supreme Court Justice since even though it’s Joe Biden’s pick, the Republicans would likely block it due to the precedent set about not appointing justices during an election year.
The Democrats have the senate majority so would be able to, but they probably wouldn’t anyways following the precedent of Dems not getting a Justice during an election year.
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Joe Biden possibly/hopefully has another term. Obama did not. I think that’s the ”reason” McConnell felt like the next incoming President should choose. I don’t think Biden would give up a chance for a pick ever, but especially not if he has another term he could serve.
Well it’s a solar eclipse year, we can’t do it now.
As opposed to next near, where it’s a non solar eclipse year. can’t use years with uh, non prime Numbers also? Democrats get primes, extremists get the rest (and primes)
We can’t do it in years that start with “20”
This is the best summary I could come up with:
"Context that may or may not be helpful: In the recent past, Justice Thomas phoned into oral arguments when he couldn’t attend in person, allowing him to ask questions remotely.
His time on the Court has drawn plenty of ridicule, notably in recent years following an April 2023 report by ProPublica that found that he had accepted luxury trips almost annually for more than two decades as the beneficiary of Dallas businessman and Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow and never disclosed them.
Last October, the Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee moved to subpoena Crow and other donors, calling it part of a wide-ranging ethics crisis.
Crow told Newsweek via email at the time that any such subpoena would be "nothing more than a stunt aimed at undermining Justice Thomas, but his office would “remain committed to respectful cooperation and a fair resolution.”
Thomas received more grief last month after participating in the Supreme Court’s decision to put presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump back on primary ballots in multiple states after he was removed in accordance to Section 3 of the Constitution, which bars former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office again.
The justice was encouraged by many to recuse himself based on the ruling and ties with his own wife, whose actions surrounding the last presidential election have been put in the spotlight.
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If I didn’t call or show up a few times to my job I’d be fired. Different rules.
Your job probably has a code of conduct, unlike SCOTUS.
Fingers crossed he’s fuck’n dead.
Your first mistake was not getting a job with a lifetime appointment… bet you’re kicking yourself now, huh bub?
What’s all this “huh bub” about?
So the dude is literally phoning it in?
He’s not even doing that any more.
Don’t mind me I’m just going to head out and pick up some party supplies just in case
I’ll bring snacks!
And my axe!
Don’t you jinx this.
So a Supreme Court justice can work remotely, but federal employees must be in an office.
Really hoping he calls in for oral arguments tomorrow and its really a morning radio prank show.
Maybe he took John Oliver up on that sweet RV
It’s a motor coach
Hopefully he just doesn’t ever come back
Probably on some billionaires private island sipping margaritas. Nothing to worry about.
Frantically searching for News reports of tragic motorhome accidents.
Time for “Weekend at Thomas’”
They could be AI phoning in his voice - not too different than his usual puppeteeing
