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.
His flight from Moscow was delayed.
Moscow? Pfff… dude’s chilling in a mega-delux RV in Dallas.
You don’t need to fly all the way to Moscow for some plutocrat to pad your wallet. This is America! We took comically corrupt judicial appointments straight from its English roots and juiced it up with 19th century capitalism.
