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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivers a keynote speech during a dedication of Georgia new Nathan Deal Judicial Center in Atlanta, Feb. 11, 2020. Reports that the wife of Thomas implored Donald Trumps White House chief of staff to act to overturn the 2020 election results has put a spotlight on how justices decide whether to step aside from a case. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Justice’s friend says ‘Clarence Thomas doesn’t care’ what racist critics think

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 30, 2018, photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

George Washington University won’t fire Justice Thomas after ruling undoing Roe

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, while standing from left are Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Supreme Court justices apply originalism as test for constitutional challenges on abortion, guns

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

An attendee at a gun rights rally open carries his gun in a holster that reads "We the People" from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Second Amendment prevails in New York state gun case

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2017. The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection says that the panel will invite Virginia Thomas for an interview. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ginni Thomas looks forward to speaking with House Jan. 6 committee

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2017. The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection says that the panel will invite Virginia Thomas for an interview. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

House Jan. 6 committee requests Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas meet with lawmakers

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2017. The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection says that the panel will invite Virginia Thomas for an interview. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Jan. 6 committee mulls exploring Ginni Thomas’ relation to Capitol riot after emails prompt scrutiny

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, and wife Virginia "Ginni" Thomas arrive for a State Dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Democrats want Ginni Thomas to stay home and bake cookies?

By Dean Karayanis

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., stands as she welcomes Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore for talks at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi declines to say whether Clarence Thomas should resign over wife’s ties to Jan. 6

By Mica Soellner and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this June 16, 2021, file photo U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

AOC calls for Justice Thomas to resign or risk impeachment

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., questions Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Klobuchar calls for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from 2020 election cases over wife’s texts

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left and his wife Virginia Thomas, right, leave the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington after attending funeral services of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, on Feb. 20, 2016. Virginia Thomas sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election furthering then-President Donald Trump's lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud, according to copies of the messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Democrats call for sidelining Justice Thomas over wife’s post-election texts

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Friday, April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Democrats call for Justice Thomas to recuse from Jan. 6 cases, resign

By Alex Swoyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, shown in this file photo, has been selected to administer the oath of office to Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Jan. 20, 2017. (Supreme Court)

Justice Thomas discharged from hospital

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 30, 2018, photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Stephen Breyer says Justice Clarence Thomas is fine: report

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 30, 2018, photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Thomas hospitalized with infection

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Clarence Thomas speaks at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., on Sept. 16, 2021. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

Justice Thomas hospitalized with infection, high court says

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, and wife Virginia "Ginni" Thomas arrive for a State Dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says she attended Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 30, 2018, photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Thomas slams cancel culture, ‘packing’ Supreme Court

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

Anita Hill poses for a portrait in New York on Sept. 21, 2021 to promote her book, &quot;Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence,&quot; releasing on Sept. 28. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)

Anita Hill still waits for change, 30 years after testimony

By Jocelyn Noveck - Associated Press