Thomas comes out fast with questions in new Supreme Court in-person argument format
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Justice Clarence Thomas came out quickly with the first question of the new Supreme Court term, potentially indicating that he will continue to be a regular participant in oral arguments despite a return to on in-person format.
The question and its timing were notable because the court is adopting a new hybrid argument format. Before the pandemic, justices interrupted counsel with a barrage of rapid-fire questions in no particular order. Thomas made clear his distaste for that system and almost never spoke.
But when the court was forced to work remotely last year it began asking questions in descending order of seniority, a system Thomas participated in the same as all his fellow justices.
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