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Read the full opinion. It's not as cut and dry as you think. Thomas also actually asked questions during oral argument. For anyone who is not a huge SCOTUS nerd
by remarkEon 6y ago
Read the full opinion. It's not as cut and dry as you think. Thomas also actually asked questions during oral argument. For anyone who is not a huge SCOTUS nerd, Thomas asking questions during oral is exceedingly rare but has increased in frequency over the last 2-3 years. A lot of people don't like him, for a range of reasons, but I tend to enjoy reading his opinions and hearing his questions (when he asks them) even if I disagree with them.
- ShroudedNight 6y ago> Thomas asking questions during oral is exceedingly rare but has increased in frequency over the last 2-3 years. My understanding is that, historically speaking, Thomas found that Scalia's probing of arguments was frequently sufficient, and that after Scalia's death, Thomas felt it necessary to start asking questions again.
- remarkEon 6y agoI've heard this too, but as far as I'm aware Thomas has not confirmed this as the reason for why he's speaking up now. Edit: Wanted to say that it's kind of weird to me to think that Thomas wasn't asking questions only because Scalia was. Maybe that's true, but it's just an odd thing to think for me after reading tons of Thomas' opinions. He definitely has a mind of his own.