The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments on whether part of an obstruction law can be used to prosecute hundreds of defendants involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a case that also has implications for former President Donald Trump.
After being absent from hearing oral arguments on Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas returned to the bench on Tuesday. No explanation was given for why he was missing; Chief Justice John Roberts shared that Thomas would not take part shortly after the court sat for arguments in a public corruption case.
After an unexplained absence Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas was back at the Supreme Court on Tuesday where he was overseeing a case involving the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His place on the bench has caused outrage from many who says he should recuse himself from all Jan.
Legal pundit and analyst Jeffery Toobin took a shot at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for his views on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, calling the justice a “disgrace.” “In oral argument today,