Justice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after 1-day absence

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 9:14 AM CDT, April 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is back on the bench after an unexplained one-day absence.

Thomas, 75, was in his usual seat, to the right of Chief Justice John Roberts as the court met to hear arguments in a case about the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Thomas has ignored calls from some progressive groups to step aside from cases involving Jan. 6 because his wife, Ginni, attended then-President Donald Trump’s rally near the White House before protesters descended on the Capitol. Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist, also texted senior Trump administration officials in the weeks after the election offering support and reiterating her belief that there was widespread fraud in the election.

On Monday, Roberts announced Thomas’ absence, without providing an explanation. Justices sometimes miss court, but participate remotely. Thomas did not take part in Monday’s arguments.



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[apnu]

1. He had to wash his RV. (nt)

[Traurigkeit]

2. Fuck!

[SunSeeker]

3. How disappointing. nt

[CurtEastPoint]

4. It must be nice to have a lifetime job where you can do whatever the fuck you want. GDMFSOB

[tonekat]

5. The rest of us feel like Maurice in this scene:

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[LiberalFighter]

6. Darn!!

[Comfortably_Numb]

7. Guess the check cleared. So Uncle Slappy is back on the grift, destroying the lives of Americans.

[pandr32]

8. Drat! I was hoping there would be a permanent absence.

[SpankMe]

9. He took time off to change the oil on his $1M RV. n/t

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. Shoot. I had these guys in alert...

[Sneederbunk]

11. Getting fitted for another Leonard Leo suit.

[Bayard]

12. Colonoscopy?

Looking for his brain.

[CousinIT]

13. He was probably out on one of his owner's yachts. n/t

[LeftInTX]

14. I prayed, it didn't work

[cstanleytech]

15. Wasn't the case he missed essentially about kickbacks disguised as gifts which is what he's been engaged in?

If so then I can understand his wanting to avoid shining more light on his own unethical practices.

[prodigitalson]

16. "offering support and reiterating her belief that there was widespread fraud in the election"

that's one way of putting it.

[Deep State Witch]

17. Maybe his RV Broke Down

On the way home from his latest meeting with Harlan Crow?

[littlemissmartypants]

18. He was just doing his taxes. He's got to make sure his grift isn't documented anywhere.

For him, that takes a while. Apparently.

[FakeNoose]

19. Are we sure it's really him? It might be a remote-controlled bot

Ginny's home pushing the buttons......

[oasis]

20. Got his marching orders.

Thomas tipped his hand today on how he'll rule on the Jan.6 capitol riot case.
Guarantee he's going to cut the traitors some slack.

[BlueKota]

21. Probably had a secret meeting with Donny's lawyers

[Hekate]

22. Must have been something trivial...

Dammit

[Captain Zero]

25. Somebody had to be home for

New refrigerator delivery.

[electric_blue68]

23. Oh, darn. Too bad.

[Voltaire2]

24. Tarts and Pears for a speedy relapse.

[Duncanpup]

26. Son of a bitch i was so hoping.

[Scrivener7]

27. They should dock his graft for that.