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Clarence Thomas is suddenly, for the first time since his confirmation, the main character at the Supreme Court.
Why it matters: Thomas is more powerful than he’s ever been inside the court, and ideas that the legal establishment once treated as his quirky hobbyhorses now carry increasing weight.
Driving the news: Thomas handed down two bombshell opinions within 24 hours last week.
The big picture: Thomas has spent years essentially laying out a whole parallel understanding of the law. He’s one of the court’s most prolific authors of solo dissents, according to Adam Feldman of Empirical SCOTUS, and has also written a slew of solo concurrences similar to last week's.
https://tacktransit.org/general-public-services
Why it matters: Thomas is more powerful than he’s ever been inside the court, and ideas that the legal establishment once treated as his quirky hobbyhorses now carry increasing weight.
Driving the news: Thomas handed down two bombshell opinions within 24 hours last week.
- First came a majority ruling striking down strict limits on concealed weapons. The next day, he issued a concurring opinion in the court’s abortion ruling that said the justices should not only have struck down Roe v. Wade, but should also revisit other precedents, including the rights to contraception and same-sex marriage.
The big picture: Thomas has spent years essentially laying out a whole parallel understanding of the law. He’s one of the court’s most prolific authors of solo dissents, according to Adam Feldman of Empirical SCOTUS, and has also written a slew of solo concurrences similar to last week's.
https://tacktransit.org/general-public-services
