Supreme Court Justice Breaks His Silence
On Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas asked several questions during oral arguments for the first time in a decade. He's said he prefers to listen, that questions don't help.
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Clarence Thomas Speaks: After A Decade, Questions From The Quiet Justice
Thomas actually passed the 10-year mark of silence during oral arguments earlier in the month. But that moment was largely overlooked amidst the coverage and controversy surrounding Scalia's death.
Clarence Thomas Speaks: Supreme Court Justice Breaks 10-Year Silence
The Supreme Court on Monday weighed a case involving the death penalty and a judge who took part in a sentencing review despite having played a role in the case earlier as a prosecutor. But the business of the day was upstaged when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas startled observers by asking questions of attorneys in court for the first time in 10 years.
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Clarence Thomas Asks 1st Question From Supreme Court Bench In 10 Years
Thomas, who hadn't asked a question since Feb. 22, 2006, drew gasps from people at the Supreme Court when he questioned a lawyer during oral arguments Monday.
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Director Matthew Heineman embedded himself up close in the action — and the moral ambiguity — of citizen groups who are fighting back against drug cartels in Mexico.
Apple's First Amendment Argument
Is software code speech? Apple says that it is, in its motion to vacate a federal judge's order requiring the company to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists.