Clarence Thomas
US Supreme Court justice since 1991
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| January 3 2025 | U.S. Judicial Conference announced it would not refer Thomas to the Justice Department over ethics allegations, citing legal uncertainty about its authority to make a criminal referral for a Supreme Court justice. |
| January 3 2025 | U.S. Judicial Conference announced it would not refer Thomas to the Justice Department over ethics allegations, citing legal uncertainty about its authority to make a criminal referral for a Supreme Court justice. |
| December 21 2024 | Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee released a report revealing two additional trips Thomas took in 2021 paid for by Crow. |
| December 21 2024 | Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee released a report revealing two additional trips Thomas took in 2021 paid for by Crow. |
| June 2024 | Thomas filed an amendment to his 2019 financial disclosure report, disclosing previously omitted food and lodging at a hotel in Bali and a private club in California from Harlan Crow. |
| June 2024 | Thomas filed an amendment to his 2019 financial disclosure report, disclosing previously omitted food and lodging at a hotel in Bali and a private club in California from Harlan Crow. |
| February 18 2024 | Comedian John Oliver made a public offer on his show Last Week Tonight, proposing million per year for Thomas to step down from the Supreme Court, with a 30-day time limit and an additional gift of a motor coach worth an estimated million. |
| February 18 2024 | Comedian John Oliver made a public offer on his show Last Week Tonight, proposing million per year for Thomas to step down from the Supreme Court, with a 30-day time limit and an additional gift of a motor coach worth an estimated million. |
| 2023 | Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Finance Committee opened investigations into Thomas's undisclosed gifts, finding additional unreported travel on Crow's private jet and superyacht. |
| 2023 | Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Finance Committee opened investigations into Thomas's undisclosed gifts, finding additional unreported travel on Crow's private jet and superyacht. |
| May 2023 | ProPublica revealed that Crow paid private school tuition for Thomas's grandnephew Mark Martin, estimated at around $100,000, which was not reported on financial disclosure forms. |
| May 2023 | Michael Kirk directed a Frontline documentary about Clarence Thomas's life and career, narrated by Will Lyman. |
| May 2023 | Michael Kirk directed a Frontline documentary about Clarence Thomas's life and career, narrated by Will Lyman. |
| May 2023 | ProPublica revealed that Crow paid private school tuition for Thomas's grandnephew Mark Martin, estimated at around $100,000, which was not reported on financial disclosure forms. |
| April 2023 | ProPublica reported that Thomas had accepted luxury trips from Crow almost every year for two decades, including private jet flights, international cruises, and stays at private resorts, which were not disclosed as required by the Ethics in Government Act. |
| April 2023 | ProPublica reported that Thomas had accepted luxury trips from Crow almost every year for two decades, including private jet flights, international cruises, and stays at private resorts, which were not disclosed as required by the Ethics in Government Act. |
| 2022 | In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Thomas argued for reconsidering other substantive due process precedents, including those related to contraception, sodomy, and same-sex marriage. |
| 2022 | Thomas authored an opinion expanding Second Amendment rights and significantly contributed to the Court's overruling of Roe v. Wade, becoming the most senior associate justice during this period. |
| 2022 | Becomes the oldest member of the Supreme Court after Stephen Breyer's retirement. |
| 2022 | Thomas authored the majority opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, guaranteeing the right of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms in public. |
| 2022 | In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Thomas argued for reconsidering other substantive due process precedents, including those related to contraception, sodomy, and same-sex marriage. |
| 2022 | Thomas authored the majority opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, guaranteeing the right of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms in public. |
| 2022 | Thomas authored an opinion expanding Second Amendment rights and significantly contributed to the Court's overruling of Roe v. Wade, becoming the most senior associate justice during this period. |
| 2022 | Becomes the oldest member of the Supreme Court after Stephen Breyer's retirement. |
| April 2022 | A Quinnipiac poll found that 52% of Americans believed Thomas should recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election due to his wife's political activities. |
| April 2022 | A Quinnipiac poll found that 52% of Americans believed Thomas should recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election due to his wife's political activities. |
| March 2022 | Texts between Ginni Thomas and Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows from 2020 were revealed, showing her urging to overturn election results. |
| March 2022 | Texts between Ginni Thomas and Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows from 2020 were revealed, showing her urging to overturn election results. |
| 2021 | As the Supreme Court resumes in-person oral arguments, justices agree to allow Thomas to ask the first question of each lawyer after their opening statements. |
| 2021 | As the Supreme Court resumes in-person oral arguments, justices agree to allow Thomas to ask the first question of each lawyer after their opening statements. |
| November 2021 | Thomas dissented in a 6-3 vote rejecting an appeal from a Roman Catholic hospital seeking to deny a hysterectomy to a transgender patient on religious grounds. |
| November 2021 | Thomas dissented in a 6-3 vote rejecting an appeal from a Roman Catholic hospital seeking to deny a hysterectomy to a transgender patient on religious grounds. |
| July 2021 | Thomas was one of three justices (with Gorsuch and Alito) who voted to hear an appeal from a Washington florist who refused service to a same-sex couple based on religious beliefs against same-sex marriage. |
| July 2021 | Thomas was one of three justices (with Gorsuch and Alito) who voted to hear an appeal from a Washington florist who refused service to a same-sex couple based on religious beliefs against same-sex marriage. |
| February 2021 | Ginni Thomas apologized to Thomas's former clerks for her role in contributing to a rift related to pro-Trump postings and legal challenges to the 2020 election. |
| February 2021 | Ginni Thomas apologized to Thomas's former clerks for her role in contributing to a rift related to pro-Trump postings and legal challenges to the 2020 election. |
| 2020 | Belmont Abbey College awarded Thomas the Benedict Leadership Award, honoring his devotion to the Catholic faith and government service. |
| 2020 | Belmont Abbey College awarded Thomas the Benedict Leadership Award, honoring his devotion to the Catholic faith and government service. |
| October 2020 | Thomas joined other justices in denying an appeal from Kim Davis, a county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, while writing a separate opinion criticizing the Obergefell v. Hodges decision. |
| October 2020 | Thomas joined other justices in denying an appeal from Kim Davis, a county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, while writing a separate opinion criticizing the Obergefell v. Hodges decision. |
| June 2020 | In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, Thomas joined Alito and Kavanaugh in dissenting against the Supreme Court decision that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| June 2020 | In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, Thomas joined Alito and Kavanaugh in dissenting against the Supreme Court decision that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| May 2020 | During COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas takes a more active role in questioning during teleconferenced Supreme Court arguments, marking a significant change in his judicial interaction style. |
| May 2020 | During COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas takes a more active role in questioning during teleconferenced Supreme Court arguments, marking a significant change in his judicial interaction style. |
| 2019 | In Gamble v. United States, Thomas argued that the Court should correct demonstrably erroneous decisions, emphasizing the supremacy of the Constitution over adherence to incorrect precedents. |
| 2019 | Thomas publicly dissented from the denial of an application for a stay in Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, challenging the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks. |
| 2019 | In Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, Thomas wrote a 5-4 majority decision overruling Nevada v. Hall (1979), explicitly disavowing the concept of reliance interests in maintaining legal precedents. |
| 2019 | In Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., Thomas wrote a concurring opinion comparing abortion and birth control to eugenics, drawing historical parallels to early 20th-century practices. |
| 2019 | In Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., Thomas wrote a concurring opinion comparing abortion and birth control to eugenics, drawing historical parallels to early 20th-century practices. |
| 2019 | Thomas publicly dissented from the denial of an application for a stay in Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, challenging the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks. |
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