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Justice Thomas' Silence

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AP Washington writer Mark Sherman has, "Justice Thomas Silent Through More Than Two Years of Supreme Court Arguments," via Law.com.Two years and 142 cases have passed since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last spoke up at oral arguments. It is a period of unbroken silence that contrasts with the rest of the court's unceasing inquiries. Hardly a case goes by without eight justices peppering lawyers with questions. Oral arguments offer justices the chance to resolve nagging doubts about a case, probe its weaknesses or make a point to their colleagues. Left, right and center, the justices ask and they ask and they ask. Sometimes they debate each other, leaving the lawyer at the podium helpless to jump in. "I think you're handling these questions very well," Chief Justice John Roberts quipped to a lawyer recently in the midst of one such exchange...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 26, 2008 (boomark / email).