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Justice Thomas

Associate Justice

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Apr 20, 2026

Supreme Court kills tariffs; $166B refund portal opens today

Clarence Thomas

John Roberts

Amy Coney Barrett

Apr 6, 2026

Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump's DOJ to dismiss Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction

Clarence Thomas

Steve Bannon

Pam Bondi

Trump ends duty-free treatment for all small packages shipped to the U.S.

Feb 25, 2026

Trump ends duty-free treatment for all small packages shipped to the U.S.

Clarence Thomas

Donald Trump

John Roberts

Mike Johnson

Supreme Court rules criminal restitution is punishment under Constitution

Jan 20, 2026

Supreme Court rules criminal restitution is punishment under Constitution

Clarence Thoma

D. John Sauer

Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis bid to overturn Obergefell, leaves same-sex marriage rights intact

Nov 10, 2025

Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis bid to overturn Obergefell, leaves same-sex marriage rights intact

Clarence Thomas

David Moore

Supreme Court's 2025-26 term takes up redistricting, party spending limits, and mail ballot deadlines

Oct 15, 2025

Supreme Court's 2025-26 term takes up redistricting, party spending limits, and mail ballot deadlines

Clarence Thomas

John Roberts

Sonia Sotomayor

Republicans ask Supreme Court to eliminate final campaign finance limits

Jun 30, 2025

Republicans ask Supreme Court to eliminate final campaign finance limits

Clarence Thoma

Pam Bondi

Supreme Court saves free preventive care for 150 million Americans but gives RFK Jr. politicization power

Jun 27, 2025

Supreme Court saves free preventive care for 150 million Americans but gives RFK Jr. politicization power

Clarence Thomas

John Roberts

Supreme Court upholds Texas age verification for porn sites 6-3

Jun 27, 2025

Supreme Court upholds Texas age verification for porn sites 6-3

Clarence Thomas

Jul 15, 2024

Cannon dismissed the Trump classified documents case using an Appointments Clause argument no court had accepted before

Clarence Thomas

Sotomayor and Jackson say the Supreme Court made the president a king above the law

Jul 1, 2024

Sotomayor and Jackson say the Supreme Court made the president a king above the law

Clarence Thomas

Sonia Sotomayor

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Elena Kagan

John Roberts

May 31, 2024

Courts undercut Sixth Amendment rights

Clarence Thoma

Owen Rober

Apr 24, 2024

Lawmakers and courts reshape First Amendment rights

Clarence Thomas

Amy Coney Barrett

Apr 12, 2024

Court expands Fifth Amendment protections

Clarence Thoma

Supreme Court rewrites gun regulation test

Jun 23, 2022

Supreme Court rewrites gun regulation test

Clarence Thoma

Apr 17, 2026

Trump pressures Alito and Thomas to retire before Senate Democrats could block replacements

Clarence Thomas

Donald Trump

Samuel Alito

Education

College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1971); Yale Law School (J.D., 1974)

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