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In reply to the discussion: Clarence Thomas signals interest in making it easier to sue media [View all]onenote
(42,585 posts)51. Again -- he couldn't get three justices to join him in voting to hear this case
A year ago, Gorsuch took the same position as Thomas and dissented in a similar case. This year -- Gorsuch was silent.
The notion that Thomas "controls" the court is a media myth -- Roberts is in the majority more than Thomas (who is in the majority less than any other republican justice) -- and that was true last term, when both Kavanaugh and Barrett were on the court.
The reality is that no Chief Justice truly "controls" the court in the sense that he gets his way all the time.
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Clarence Thomas signals interest in making it easier to sue media [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2022
OP
Clarence will grant FOX News exclusive immunity, just like Congress did with the gun industry.
sop
Jun 2022
#5
He's signaled that for years. Sarah Palin's case is due to be appealed as well.
Calista241
Jun 2022
#7
He still rarely asks questions in oral argument, but he has long been known for writing
onenote
Jun 2022
#27
How does a case where he couldn't get three other justices to support him make this his court?
onenote
Jun 2022
#29
Again -- he couldn't get three justices to join him in voting to hear this case
onenote
Jun 2022
#51
Easier to sue the media for words, impossible to sue the police for violating constitutional rights.
NYC Liberal
Jun 2022
#63