Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas

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Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having been nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1991. He is known for his originalist views and often emphasizes a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Thomas has consistently called for the Court to revisit landmark rulings, particularly those related to the First Amendment, such as New York Times v. Sullivan, which established a high bar for public officials to prove libel.

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Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are pictured together.

Alito, Thomas dissent as Supreme Court declines race-based policing case
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-06-22
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Conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas also said they would have gone a step further and granted the teachers' appeal to lift restrictions for them.

Supreme Court blocks California ban on telling parents about gender transitions
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-03-03
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Justice Clarence Thomas dissented in the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariff policy.

President Trump blasts Supreme Court tariff ruling as 'very unfortunate'
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-02-25
5.0

Clarence Thomas is one of the loyal justices who consistently votes in favor of Trump.

Der Supreme Court ist nicht tot
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-24
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Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the 5-4 opinion ruling that federal law exempts the USPS from such lawsuits even in some cases where mail carriers intentionally refuse delivery.

Supreme Court fails to deliver for Texas woman who claims Postal Service withheld mail because she is Black
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-02-24
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ripped the court's decision blocking President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs on trading partners.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas rips court's Trump tariff ruling
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-02-23
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Clarence Thomas is a Supreme Court Justice who disagreed with the majority ruling on Trump's tariffs.

Pandangan Para Hakim yang Merontokkan Tarif Trump
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2026-02-22
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Kavanaugh's dissenting opinion was joined by fellow conservatives Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.

'Embarrassment to their families': Trump denounces Supreme Court justices after tariffs ruling
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2026-02-21
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Trump praised Kavanaugh and mentioned Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito as his heroes.

Trump calls Justice Brett Kavanaugh his 'new hero' after tariff ruling
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-02-21
6.0

Trump heaped praise on Brett Kavanaugh, his 2018 appointment to the bench, who dissented from the majority opinion along with conservative justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.

Trump to raise new worldwide tariff to 15 per cent on all countries
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-02-21
8.0

Clarence Thomas is part of the hard-right jurisprudence along with other crusty hardliners.

The supreme court’s tariffs ruling puts Trump on notice with a bloody nose | Trump tariffs
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-21
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Trump praised Clarence Thomas as one of the justices who dissented in the opinion.

Trump raises tariffs to 15% on imports from all countries | Trump tariffs
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-21
9.0

Clarence Thomas was one of the dissenting judges praised by Donald Trump.

Trump instaure une nouvelle taxe mondiale de 10 % après le revers de la Cour suprême
Le Matin – prominent French-language Moroccan newspaper·MoroccoMorocco· 2026-02-21
7.0

Clarence Thomas was among the conservative judges who dissented in the Supreme Court decision.

Trump excluye a productos bajo el T-MEC de nuevo arancel
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2026-02-21
5.0

Justice Clarence Thomas joined Brett Kavanaugh in dissenting against the ruling.

John Roberts ends Trump’s big Supreme Court winning streak
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-02-21
5.0

Three conservative justices, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito, dissented.

Trump brings in new 10% tariff as Supreme Court rejects his global import taxes
Daily Graphic – state-owned Ghanaian newspaper, est. 1950·GhanaGhana· 2026-02-21
5.0

Trump heaped praise on the three members of the court, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh, who voted to keep his tariffs authority intact.

Trump lashes out at Supreme Court justices over tariffs ruling
Daily Graphic – state-owned Ghanaian newspaper, est. 1950·GhanaGhana· 2026-02-21
7.0

Clarence Thomas was among the justices who voted against the majority opinion.

Fallo del Supremo contra tarifas punitivas de Trump: ¿qué implica la decisión? - Mundo
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-02-21
5.0

Justice Clarence Thomas was praised by Trump for supporting the president's tariff powers.

Ông Trump chỉ trích thẩm phán Tòa Tối cao 'bất trung' với Hiến pháp
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-02-21
9.0

Clarence Thomas is a conservative justice who supported Kavanaugh's separate opinion.

Vrhovni sud oborio Trampove carine
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2026-02-21
6.0

Clarence Thomas dissented in the Supreme Court decision regarding the tariffs imposed by Trump.

¿Qué efectos tendría para Colombia la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos que tumbó los aranceles de Donald Trump?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-02-21
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Trump praised Justice Clarence Thomas for his dissenting opinion on the tariff ruling.

‘Ridiculous opinion’, 'disgrace to nation': What Trump said after US SC verdict on tariffs
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2026-02-21
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Clarence Thomas voted to keep Trump's tariffs authority intact.

Trump lashes out at Supreme Court justices over tariffs ruling
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-21
9.0

Clarence Thomas was among the conservative judges who dissented in the Supreme Court ruling.

Trump condena fallo en contra de sus aranceles y anuncia nueva tasa global del 10 %
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-21
7.0

Clarence Thomas is a Supreme Court Justice who defended the legality of the presidential tariffs.

6 claves para entender fallo de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos sobre los aranceles ‘recíprocos’ de Trump
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-02-21
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Clarence Thomas dissented against the majority decision to halt Trump's tariffs.

Preguntas y respuestas: todo lo que debe saber sobre Trump y los aranceles
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-02-21
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