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Clarence Thomas & Samuel Alito

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Clarence Thomas serves alongside Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court, where Thomas frequently joins Alito in anchoring the court's staunchly conservative wing through shared opinions and dissents.

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Clarence Thomas: Mentioned as another conservative justice facing retirement pressure; his potential retirement remains a topic of speculation.
Samuel Alito: Central figure; confirmed he will stay for another term, ending retirement speculation. His continued presence maintains the Court's conservative majority.
Aug 07, 2026 · 6 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Clarence Thomas dissented in the birthright citizenship case, arguing that African descendants of enslaved people are a unique case separate from children of tourists or undocumented immigrants.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion in the temporary protected status case, stating that Donald Trump's statements were not 'overtly racial,' and also in the voting rights case, finding partisan gerrymandering not necessarily racist.
Apr 20, 2026 · 172 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Clarence Thomas, a Conservative Justice, reported teaching income from Columbus School of Law, adding to the details of justices' outside earnings, especially in light of past controversies regarding his financial disclosures.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito, a Conservative Justice, was granted an extension to file his financial disclosure report, which draws attention due to increased scrutiny of justices' financial transparency.
Apr 20, 2026 · 6 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Clarence Thomas wrote a dissenting opinion, arguing that Donald Trump's order should have been upheld and that the 14th Amendment was being repurposed for political projects not supported by the Reconstruction Congress.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito filed a dissenting opinion, criticizing the majority for preserving an incentive for illegal immigration and saddling the United States with a 'medieval rule' of citizenship.
Apr 20, 2026 · 194 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Thomas dissented in Cook, arguing that any protection against Trump firing Cook is unconstitutional.
Samuel Alito: Justice Alito dissented in the Cook case, arguing the Court should have allowed Trump to remove Cook while litigation proceeds.
Apr 20, 2026 · 237 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Clarence Thomas joined Justice Samuel Alito's dissenting opinion.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito authored a dissenting opinion, arguing that federal law barred states from counting ballots that arrived after Election Day.
Jun 29, 2026 · 78 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Clarence Thomas joined the majority opinion and filed a concurring opinion, arguing that FIFRA itself was 'likely unconstitutional in many applications' due to exceeding Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito joined the majority opinion, supporting the Supreme Court's decision to restrict state-level lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers.
Jun 25, 2026 · 133 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the United States — Supreme Court of the United States's decision, siding with Donald Trump's administration regarding the United States — National Guard (United States) deployment.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito dissented from the United States — Supreme Court of the United States's decision to block the United States — National Guard (United States) deployment, arguing the court had no basis to reject Donald Trump's contention.
Dec 23, 2025 · 15 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Clarence Thomas was one of the three dissenting justices in the Supreme Court's ruling, supporting Donald Trump's interpretation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito dissented from the Supreme Court's majority opinion, aligning with Donald Trump's view on presidential tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Feb 20, 2026 · 80 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Clarence Thomas>>> dissented from the United States — Supreme Court of the United States>>> decision, arguing the court should have heard United States — Florida's>>> case.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito>>> joined Clarence Thomas>>> in dissenting, believing the United States — Supreme Court of the United States>>> should have heard United States — Florida's>>> lawsuit.
May 26, 2026 · 15 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Clarence Thomas is a Justice on the United States — Supreme Court of the United States who has publicly called for overturning the same-sex marriage ruling, though the court as a whole rejected the appeal.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito is a Justice on the United States — Supreme Court of the United States and a dissenter in the original 2015 same-sex marriage ruling, who has criticized the decision but is not advocating for its overturn.
Nov 10, 2025 · 8 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Clarence Thomas is the oldest member of the United States — Supreme Court of the United States.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito was the subject of a false retirement report by NPR, which he refuted through the Supreme Court's public information office. This event did not directly impact his standing but highlighted his continued presence on the court.
Jun 30, 2026 · 20 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Faced ethics scrutiny over undisclosed luxury trips from Harlan Crow.
Samuel Alito: Faced ethics questions over an upside-down flag display at his home.
Jul 14, 2026 · 42 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Thomas wrote the opinion in the related 2025 case upholding United States — Texas's pornographic website age verification law, but is not directly involved in this order.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito issued the order denying the emergency petitions, allowing the law to remain in effect.
Apr 20, 2026 · 31 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Thomas dissented from the earlier denial of stay, indicating his support for the law.
Samuel Alito: Justice Alito also dissented from the denial, aligning with conservative views.
Aug 04, 2026 · 20 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Justice Thomas dissented in the Supreme Court ruling, indicating support for the president's ability to fire Cook.
Samuel Alito: Justice Alito dissented in the Supreme Court ruling, aligning with the conservative minority.
Aug 07, 2026 · 65 articles
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Clarence Thomas: Clarence Thomas, a United States — Supreme Court of the United States Justice, was in the minority opinion and praised by Donald Trump.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito, a United States — Supreme Court of the United States Justice, was in the minority opinion and praised by Donald Trump.
Feb 20, 2026 · 48 articles
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Apr 01, 2026 · 65 articles
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Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito recused himself from the case due to financial ties to ConocoPhillips.
Apr 17, 2026 · 10 articles
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May 04, 2026 · 58 articles
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Apr 22, 2026 · 6 articles
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May 28, 2026 · 138 articles
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May 21, 2026 · 8 articles
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