{"id":2221327,"date":"2024-04-15T13:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-misses-oral-arguments\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:15:17","slug":"supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-misses-oral-arguments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-misses-oral-arguments\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas absent from oral arguments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-misses-oral-arguments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Supreme \u200cCourt Justice Clarence Thomas was unexpectedly absent from the Supreme Court&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-man-nets-6-5-year-federal-prison-sentence-for-assaulting-police-on-jan-6\/\" title=\"California man sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison for attacking police on Jan. 6.\">oral\u200c arguments<\/a> without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-administration-is-accusing-the-biden-administration-of-lying\/\" title=\"The Biden Administration Is Accusing The Biden Administration Of Lying\">disclosed reason<\/a>, sparking \u2064interest due to the lack of explanation, particularly since reasons for justices&#8217; absences are \u200cnormally provided. This unusual occurrence has drawn attention and speculation within legal and political circles. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas&#8217; unexplained absence from oral arguments at the Supreme Court has stirred curiosity. The lack\u200c of a disclosed reason for his nonattendance, in contrast to the usual practice of providing explanations for justices&#8217; absences, has triggered interest \u200cand discussion among legal and political observers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"td-outer-wrap\" data-autoload=\"off\" data-autoload-org-post-id=\"2966088\" data-autoload-type data-autoload-count=\"5\">\n<article id=\"template-id-2934453\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div id=\"tdi_49\">\n<div>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/clarence-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Clarence Thomas<\/a> was absent from the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a>\u2018s oral arguments on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A reason for his absence was not given, which is unusual. Typically, when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-senate-judiciary-committee-confirms-amy-coney-barrett-for-supreme-court-democrats-boycott-committee-vote\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee Confirms Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court -- Democrats Boycott Committee Vote\">justice<\/a> is absent, a reason is given, including for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/switzerland-bans-face-coverings-in-public-including-religious-wear\/\" title=\"Switzerland Bans Face Coverings In Public, Including Religious Wear\">reasons related<\/a> to health problems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts said that while Thomas was not present, he would \u201cparticipate fully\u201d in the two cases being argued based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-media-disruptors-hollywood-loves-to-hate\/\" title=\"Meet The Media Disruptors Hollywood Loves To Hate\">court transcripts<\/a> and briefings.<\/p>\n<p>The high court has a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority. Thomas is the oldest of the nine justices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_82\">\n<h4><span>Related Content<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_85\">\n<h4><span>Related Content<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Annabella Rosciglione\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-04-15T11:23:45-04:00\"><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2024-04-15T11:23:45-04:00\"><meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2966088\/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-misses-oral-arguments\/\"><span itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\"><span itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-examinar-logo-150x44.webp\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Washington Examiner\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas misses oral arguments\"><span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/clarence-thomas.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2290\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1340\"><\/span>  <\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was missing from Monday&#8217;s oral arguments, with no reason provided, causing speculation due to the lack of explanation, especially in instances typically related to health. 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