# Justice Thomas absent from Court

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-thomas-absent-from-court/1000392 "2024-04-17T04:12:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-thomas-absent-from-court/1000392/1 "2024-04-17T04:12:24Z")

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Didn’t see this anywhere here:

> **[U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas absent from court without explanation](https://nationalpost.com/news/world/u-s-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-absent-from-court-without-explanation)**
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> Thomas is the longest serving of the current justices, joining the Supreme Court in 1991

Only a couple of days, but speculation is starting.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-thomas-absent-from-court/1000392/2 "2024-04-17T04:14:55Z")

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Jesus, I’m not a praying man, but you could count this as my birthday and Christmas present for this year…

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-thomas-absent-from-court/1000392/3 "2024-04-17T04:46:40Z")

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Wasn’t he present today for arguments today on the law affecting January 6th insurrection defendants and Trump?

Yes, he was. (Even though his wife materially participated in the insurrection. No conflict there, no sirree!)

Gift link:

> **[Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Using Obstruction Law to Charge Jan. 6...](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/supreme-court-jan-6-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lE0.Gdhy.NtegaBgkfkPG&smid=url-share)**
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> The justices considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach members of the mob responsible for the attack.

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-thomas-absent-from-court/1000392/4 "2024-04-17T12:19:51Z")

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Is he test driving the RV John Oliver offered him?