Justice Thomas' condition is improving and he will likely be released within two days, the court said. He'll stay involved in the consideration of any cases ...
As NPR's Nina Totenberg has reported, the health of Supreme Court justices is often cloaked in mystery. The justices will hear oral arguments Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. "He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics.
The 73-year-old justice has been vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, along with the other eight justices, the court has said.
The justices returned to in-person arguments in October after more than a year and a half of telephone arguments. At the time, all the justices were participating remotely and the court was hearing arguments by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic. Other justices have participated in arguments remotely since the court started its term in the fall, and some lawyers have as well. She ultimately missed six days on which the court heard a total of eleven arguments and returned to the courtroom for arguments the following month. At the beginning of 2019, when Ginsburg was recovering from cancer surgery, she missed arguments but participated in decisions based on the briefs and transcripts of the arguments. The court provided no additional information about the infection that put Thomas in the hospital other than to say he is responding to intravenous antibiotics.
Justice Thomas, who was hospitalized on Friday, was being treated with intravenous antibiotics and was expected to be released in a day or two, the court ...
Justice Thomas was being treated with intravenous antibiotics at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, the statement said. Justice Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving member of the U. S. Supreme Court, was hospitalized with an infection on Friday after experiencing flulike symptoms, the court said in a statement on Sunday. Patricia McCabe, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court, said that Justice Thomas’s illness was not Covid-19 or related to the virus.
Thomas, 73, was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, part of the Johns Hopkins Health System, on Friday night, court officials said. Tests showed ...
His wife, Ginni Thomas, recently discussed attending the rally former President Donald Trump held on Jan. 6, 2021, before a mob of his supporters attacked the U. S. Capitol. Thomas has been the subject of recent discussion about the court. WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with flu-like symptoms, the court said in a statement Sunday.
The court's veiled approach to health updates, which are left to the discretion of the individual justice, has been “a big problem for the press and the ...
The court’s veiled approach to health updates, which are left to the discretion of the individual justice, has been “a big problem for the press and the public,” she noted. The court “offered no explanation for why it waited two days to disclose that the justice was in the hospital,” the Associated Press pointed out—an opaqueness that SCOTUS experts say is characteristic when it comes to reports on justices’ health. The Supreme Court announced Sunday that Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized since Friday evening “after experiencing flu-like symptoms,” according to their press release.
"His symptoms are abating .... and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two," Supreme Court said.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include further comment from the Supreme Court that Justice Thomas' illness is not related to COVID-19. * "He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics. Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized after experiencing "flu-like symptoms," which are "not COVID-related," per an emailed U. S. Supreme Court statement on Sunday.
Court says 73-year-old does not have Covid and could be released in next few days after 'flu-like' infection symptoms began abating.
Jackson’s confirmation will not change that balance, prompting predictions that most Republicans may go relatively easy on the nominee during questioning. Thomas was the second Black man to become a justice, after Thurgood Marshall. Justices are appointed for life or until they choose to retire. “He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics.
Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said that Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing ...
Thomas is the second-oldest justice on the Supreme Court at 73 years old, after Justice Stephen Breyer, and is the most senior conservative. Justice Thomas will participate in the consideration and discussion of any cases for which he is not present on the basis of the briefs, transcripts and audio of the oral arguments.” The Supreme Court announced in a statement that Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection.
A court spokesperson told CBS News that Thomas does not have COVID-19.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in several cases on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This week also marks the beginning of confirmation hearings for President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer if confirmed by the Senate. The court did not elaborate on the type of infection. A spokesperson told CBS News on Sunday that Thomas does not have COVID-19.
Washington— El juez Clarence Thomas fue hospitalizado debido a una infección, dijo el domingo la Corte Suprema. Thomas, de 73 años, ha estado en el Hospital ...
La Corte Suprema se reunirá esta semana para escuchar los argumentos en cuatro casos. Thomas planea participar en los casos incluso si se pierde los argumentos, dijo el tribunal. Podría ser dado de alta en los próximos días, dijo el tribunal.
olivertapia. (CNN) — El juez de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. Clarence Thomas ingresó en el Hospital Sibley Memorial en Washington, el viernes por la noche, ...
La Corte Suprema del país informó este domingo que hospitalizaron al juez, Clarence Thomas, tras presentar síntomas de influenza.
Al día de hoy la Corte Suprema está integrada por nueve jueces, seis conservadores y tres progresistas. Al juez de la Corte Suprema se le diagnosticó una fuerte infección, y luego de que lo hospitalizaron le administraron antibióticos por vía intravenosa. La Corte Suprema del país informó este domingo que hospitalizaron al juez, Clarence Thomas, tras presentar síntomas de influenza.
El juez de 73 años fue hospitalizado el viernes después de experimentar síntomas similares a los de la gripe.
Thomas, de 73 años, fue el segundo afroamericano en ser nombrado juez de la Corte Suprema de Justicia por el entonces presidente George H. Bush. Clarence Thomas, juez de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Estados Unidos, fue hospitalizado el viernes en Washington DC después de experimentar síntomas similares a los de la gripe. Actualmente se encuentra hospitalizado en el Hospital Sibley Memorial desde el viernes en la noche.
Thomas fue diagnosticado con una infección y está siendo tratado con antibióticos intravenosos, según informó el alto tribunal en un comunicado. Descarga aquí ...
Thomas, de 73 años, fue el segundo afroamericano en ser nombrado juez de la Corte Suprema de Justicia por el entonces presidente George H. Bush. Clarence Thomas, juez de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Estados Unidos, fue hospitalizado el viernes en Washington DC después de experimentar síntomas similares a los de la gripe. Actualmente se encuentra hospitalizado en el Hospital Sibley Memorial desde el viernes en la noche.
Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said that Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing ...
Thomas is the second-oldest justice on the Supreme Court at 73 years old, after Justice Stephen Breyer, and is the most senior conservative. The Court is reconvening Monday at 10 a.m. for two weeks of oral arguments. Justice Thomas will participate in the consideration and discussion of any cases for which he is not present on the basis of the briefs, transcripts and audio of the oral arguments.”
A court spokesperson told CBS News that Thomas does not have COVID-19.
The court did not elaborate on the type of infection. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in several cases on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. This week also marks the beginning of confirmation hearings for President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer if confirmed by the Senate. A spokesperson told CBS News on Sunday that Thomas does not have COVID-19.
The justice "expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two," the U.S. Supreme Court said in a statement.
Sundance Inc., and in a case related to North Carolina’s voter ID law, Berger v. If confirmed, Jackson would be the third African American to serve on the court, following Thurgood Marshall and Thomas. “His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two,” it said.
Thomas, the most senior associate justice on the Supreme Court, is being treated with antibiotics, the court said, and his symptoms are improving.
He abandoned his penchant for silence during oral argument when the justices switched to virtual sittings because of the pandemic and he has continued to speak up with probing questions after they returned to in-person arguments in the courtroom last year. Thomas was raised by his grandparents in the Jim Crow South of the 1950s. Thomas, a stalwart of the court's conservative wing, celebrated his 30-year anniversary on the Supreme Court last fall. In November, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch called in sick with a stomach bug. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Monday. Court officials said Thomas intends to take part in considering cases through court records and recordings of oral argument for the days he cannot be there in person or remotely. Several of the justices have had health run-ins during this term, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Justice Clarence Thomas, 73, was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday after experiencing “flu-like symptoms,” according to the ...
The Supreme Court is meeting this week to hear arguments in four cases. Thomas plans to participate in the cases even if he misses the arguments, the court said. Thomas, 73, was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D. C., on Friday after experiencing "flu-like symptoms," according to the court statement.
Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized because of an infection, the Supreme Court said Sunday.
The Supreme Court is meeting this week to hear arguments in four cases. Thomas plans to participate in the cases even if he misses the arguments, the court said. He could be released in the next couple of days, the court said.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, on Friday evening "after experiencing flu-like symptoms," ...
The Justice does not have COVID," a spokesperson for the Supreme Court said." Thomas will not participate remotely in oral arguments over the telephone Monday, according to the Supreme Court spokesperson. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, on Friday evening "after experiencing flu-like symptoms," the court's public information office said Sunday evening, but he does not have Covid-19. "It is not COVID related.
The court said in a statement that Thomas, 73, is being treated with antibiotics and expects to be released "in a day or two."
But that changed during the pandemic, when the court began remote oral arguments in a more structured format. Recently, the activities of Thomas’s wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, have drawn scrutiny. The court’s only African American justice, Thomas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush in 1991 to take the seat of Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was the court’s first Black justice.
Justice Thomas' condition is improving and he will likely be released within two days, the court said. He'll stay involved in the consideration of any cases ...
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"He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics," the court's press release said.
The court said in a statement that Thomas, 73, is being treated with antibiotics and expects to be released "in a day or two."
But that changed during the pandemic, when the court began remote oral arguments in a more structured format. Recently, the activities of Thomas’s wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, have drawn scrutiny. The court’s only African American justice, Thomas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush in 1991 to take the seat of Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was the court’s first Black justice.