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Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation [View all]

Source: AP

Updated 10:17 AM EDT, April 15, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from the court Monday with no explanation.

Thomas, 75, also was not participating remotely in arguments, as justices sometimes do when they are ill or otherwise can’t be there in person.

Chief Justice John Roberts announced Thomas’ absence, saying that his colleague would still participate in the day’s cases, based on the briefs and transcripts of the arguments. The court sometimes, but not always, says when a justice is out sick.

Thomas was hospitalized two years ago with an infection, causing him to miss several court sessions. He took part in the cases then, too.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-absent-abea8082774900c15766c4c7dd3398e6

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Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 15 OP

I hope it's very serious. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #1

I am sitting here waiting an obituary. Bev54 Apr 15 #48

My first thought...he's dead?!!! AllyCat Apr 15 #53

Death is too good for him. Needs to suffer immensely first, like maybe 100 years or so! machoneman Apr 15 #61

And may all his gruel have a pubic hair, or two, or three... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 15 #69

i'd prefer the Grim Reaper come for him with a major stroke. This way POTUS can appoint another justice in his place. onetexan Apr 15 #108

I would be happy with an early retirement PatSeg Apr 15 #87

Guess I'm terrible for wishing he'd kick it. AllyCat Apr 15 #94

And death may actually be too good PatSeg Apr 15 #96

Me too. It will NEVER happen with Thomas. AllyCat Apr 15 #99

Yes and as such I wouldn't shed a tear PatSeg Apr 15 #102

He's 75 so it wouldn't be early. Hope he's on a very long spooky3 Apr 15 #103

I remember when 75 was REALLY old PatSeg Apr 15 #105

Thoughts and prayers for this ZonkerHarris Apr 15 #55

I think we're all hoping for a speedy decline. Omnipresent Apr 15 #65

I'm ok with a lingering slow and painful demise too. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #66

I'd love to see Biden replace him. Omnipresent Apr 15 #67

Just another reason to make DAMN SURE Biden gets a second term. calimary Apr 15 #84

No matter how quickly it would happen MurrayDelph Apr 15 #115

Please dear God let it be.... RandySF Apr 15 #2

Hope it involves cholesterol and big clumps of platelets. The Unmitigated Gall Apr 15 #3

CAN we start some rumors? James48 Apr 15 #4

Permanent Recusal. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #5

Gee, wonder if he is, well, dying. twodogsbarking Apr 15 #6

In The Immortal Words Of One Basil Fawlty, Sir... The Magistrate Apr 15 #7

A True Christian That Man Is Giordano Burno Apr 15 #27

Great quote. Pinback Apr 15 #31

Welcome! Dear_Prudence Apr 15 #72

Welcome to DU! PatSeg Apr 15 #85

This is another one I could stand to lose. mwb970 Apr 15 #8

Let me just remind everyone hamsterjill Apr 15 #9

Her commitment gave us Amy Coney Barrett. Not a great legacy. Things might have been a lot different if Obama..... usaf-vet Apr 15 #12

No! The so-called progressives who refused to vote for Hillary did that JohnSJ Apr 15 #15

Thank you. hamsterjill Apr 15 #20

I will NEVER BlueMTexpat Apr 15 #24

After 8 years of Obama, 2016 was a going to be a Republican year no matter what Polybius Apr 15 #28

My understanding is that more than one Voltaire2 Apr 15 #36

Yeah, right. and we were supposed to lose the midterms also. These arguments, because history did this, makes it so, JohnSJ Apr 15 #51

Things changed in 2022 because of abortion and Trump's awful, hand-picked candidates Polybius Apr 15 #117

Because of gerrymandering we were at a disadvantage in the House, but still we beat most expectations in 2022. JohnSJ Apr 16 #119

Oh, it will certainly depend on many variables Polybius Apr 16 #125

I think we didn't win in 2000 for several reasons. Gore ran a terrible JohnSJ Apr 16 #127

I know I'm getting way off-topic, but I really hate the 22nd Amendment Polybius Apr 17 #128

I agree JohnSJ Apr 17 #129

Please - the people who voted for Stein would have sat out the election if she hadn't run. TheRickles Apr 15 #43

This is correct. n/t progressoid Apr 15 #47

Oh please. It wasn't just those self-identified progressives who voted for Jill Stein it was also those self-identified JohnSJ Apr 15 #57

If Hillary had campaigned more aggressively in those swing states, and targeted the 40% of voters who stayed home, TheRickles Apr 15 #80

I won't argue that both campaigns were not in top form, but the issues and what was at stake should have been obvious. JohnSJ Apr 15 #89

Oof. Are we still doing this? progressoid Apr 15 #70

Are you kidding me. They conned enough young people not to vote. I remember the bullshit that came out of JohnSJ Apr 15 #110

Ya, maybe we can correct that mistake Pototan Apr 15 #109

And RBG would have known that? hamsterjill Apr 15 #18

I'm not so sure about that. Scruffy1 Apr 15 #90

and let us remember that manchin requires at least one repug vote to get his... getagrip_already Apr 15 #16

True, but that might be doable, especially among a repug who is leaving. JohnSJ Apr 15 #23

forgot about him...... getagrip_already Apr 15 #25

Hopefully it's serious! AKwannabe Apr 15 #10

he's probably in conference with Satan. mucifer Apr 15 #11

If he is at Death's door dweller Apr 15 #13

RV Shopping??? Did a new billionaire sugar daddy step up? Comfortably_Numb Apr 15 #14

Yachting off the coast of Greece,... too busy having fun to court. magicarpet Apr 15 #63

He is sickeningly corrupt and is going to live forever. Dammit. Comfortably_Numb Apr 15 #92

why do I picture ginny instructing doctors to put him on every possible medical device getagrip_already Apr 15 #17

Weekend at Clarence's. Voltaire2 Apr 15 #38

bobbing for thomas lol nt et tu Apr 15 #76

Was looking for better news on Thomas. Maybe he and Ginny are sinkingfeeling Apr 15 #19

They loaded up the RV & hit the road. nt Dulcinea Apr 15 #32

They're parked in a wal-mart parking lot communing with real Hikerchick57 Apr 15 #52

Did a semi run him over and killed him? LiberalFighter Apr 15 #21

OH PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE..... Happy Hoosier Apr 15 #22

There must be a Long Dong Silver marathon on Hustler TV. LudwigPastorius Apr 15 #26

Okay, now THAT's hilarious!!... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 15 #30

DUzy! BumRushDaShow Apr 15 #100

Bwah!!! Blue Owl Apr 16 #121

Pretty please... with a cherry on top!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 15 #29

Weekend @ Clarence's n/t OneBlueDotS-Carolina Apr 15 #33

Hoping for the best outcome. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 15 #34

Get worse soon. dalton99a Apr 15 #35

Oh please let it be debilitating Novara Apr 15 #37

if he has to step down, lets hope that this time we dont get that seat stolen drray23 Apr 15 #39

I'm praying to Ceiling Cat ... Sky Jewels Apr 15 #40

Hope he kicks the bucket. BradBo Apr 15 #41

Hope he takes a dirt nap. BradBo Apr 15 #42

Maybe they are waiting for the taxidermist to arrive. hadEnuf Apr 15 #44

Ha! Elessar Zappa Apr 15 #104

Stroke? Kennah Apr 15 #45

Never say anything about those who are deathly ill, unless it's good Seinan Sensei Apr 15 #46

Retire or die! Bayard Apr 15 #49

Something terminal, one hopes. niyad Apr 15 #50

Very, very imp0rtant meeting with his travel agent. marble falls Apr 15 #54

Time wounds all heels. ffr Apr 15 #56

Threes ? dweller Apr 15 #58

Awhhh..maybe he's done!! One can only hope. Get at least one more judge b4 the election. PortTack Apr 15 #59

It would be a real fucking shame if he died horribly and in great pain. Orrex Apr 15 #60

He's busy advising a client in NYC world wide wally Apr 15 #62

he and his wife nt et tu Apr 15 #81

I was thinking this too. BlueKota Apr 15 #98

is the deadline coming up for John Oliver's million dollar offer for Clarence? librechik Apr 15 #64

Gee, I hope it's nothing trivial. dchill Apr 15 #68

BumRushDaShow........... Upthevibe Apr 15 #71

Stay away Uncle Clarence pfitz59 Apr 15 #73

Fingers crossed. bucolic_frolic Apr 15 #74

If he is at death's door . . . AverageOldGuy Apr 15 #75

Somebody find Harlan Crow....... lastlib Apr 15 #77

Did they check his Garden of Assholes? Blue Owl Apr 16 #120

And it was his turn to bring the potato salad. jaxexpat Apr 15 #78

For all we know, he's already practicing his oral skills in Hell. :) n/t brewens Apr 15 #79

Is he dead ? /hopefully/ Traurigkeit Apr 15 #82

No internet access when you're in the middle of a Pacific cruise vacation? Baitball Blogger Apr 15 #83

When the AP writes that he took part in the cases, then too, referring to his health issue two years ago, mahina Apr 15 #86

We can hope Mysterian Apr 15 #88

I would like his wife to go to prison. LiberalFighter Apr 15 #91

Likewise, but I don't think there is the evidence for it. Might be in his case re quasi-bribes. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 15 #101

Time for nowforever Apr 15 #93

Fear not; if he drops dead, Ginni will continue and no one will know the difference. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 15 #95

In other news an elderly overweight naked black man was apprehended walking along I-495. Police reported he said twodogsbarking Apr 15 #97

if thomas has passed Marthe48 Apr 15 #106

No that would not put them in a minority. drray23 Apr 15 #111

I miscounted Marthe48 Apr 15 #112

Thoughts and prayers...lots of prayers... (not the good kind) LeftInTX Apr 15 #107

Did he have a meet and greet with Leonard Leo and several doners? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 15 #113

Cocain hangover... Maxheader Apr 15 #114

Weekend at Bernie's scenario unfolding at Leonard Leo's Prairie Gates Apr 15 #116

Is he dead yet? Mz Pip Apr 15 #118

Watching C-SPAN3 for today's oral argument on the 6 Jan Obstruction Charge. Thomas asked the 1st question n/t 24601 Apr 16 #122

... Mz Pip Apr 16 #123

Speculation was BumRushDaShow Apr 16 #124

If he checks out I can hear Moscow Mitch "We can't replace him until after the election". doc03 Apr 16 #126