The Supreme Court on Thursday did not respond to inquiries about the health status of Justice Clarence Thomas and whether he remained hospitalized after ...
He’s resting and doing well,” he said, adding: “I don’t think the public cares about where he’s resting — it’s that he’s resting and he’s doing fine. Pressed on whether Thomas was still in the hospital, Williams declined to answer. The court on Sunday said Thomas, 73, was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing “flu-like symptoms” and was diagnosed with an infection.
As the potential history-making Senate confirmation hearings continue this week for D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court bid, the health of ...
However, the Court also has shot down speculation that the justice might suffer from COVID. Sources on Capitol Hill have told the Black Press that a growing number of Republicans fear that Justice Thomas is “a lot worse off” than what many have been led to believe. The official word from the Court is that Justice Thomas has experienced flu-like symptoms.
Thomas was hospitalized on March 18 after he experienced flu-like symptoms. The Supreme Court has said he doesn't have COVID-19.
The tweet has now been deleted and there is no evidence to support its claim. At 83 years old, Breyer is the oldest justice in the court. Thomas, a conservative appointed by former Republican President George H.W. Bush, has been on the Supreme Court since 1991—and is now its longest-serving member. "His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two." He is the second African-American to serve on the court after Thurgood Marshall, who he succeeded. "He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics," the court said in the statement.
Virginia Thomas, the wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to work to ...
The status of Thomas's health was not immediately clear. Reuters sought comment from Meadows at the Conservative Partnership Institute, an organization that helps elect conservatives to office where Meadows now serves as partner, but was unable to immediately reach him. Sidney Powell, who represented Trump's campaign when he sought to overturn the election result, filed lawsuits challenging counts in multiple states in support of Trump's false claims of widespread election fraud. Release the Kraken and save us from the left taking America down," she said in one of 29 messages shared between the two, according to the Post. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
The Supreme Court has remained unresponsive to inquiries regarding the health status of Justice Clarence Thomas and whether he is still in the hospital ...
A close friend of Thomas, Armstrong Williams, also told the Hill on Thursday that the justice is “resting and he’s going to be just fine." “He expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two," it said. But he declined to provide further details.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said his colleague Clarence Thomas is doing “fine” following the conservative justice's hospitalisation for an ...
Justice Neil Gorsuch also participated remotely after getting what the court described as a “stomach bug,” but testing negative for Covid-19. The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participated remotely from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in 2020 while hospitalised with an infection caused by a gallstone. Sunday’s news appeared to be the first time the court issued health information about Thomas in that way. Justice Thomas is the court’s second Black justice ever and one of six conservatives currently on the court. Justice Thomas has no known health conditions, but justices make their own decisions about what health information to release and when. Justice Breyer is one of three liberals on the court.
News of Thomas' hospitalization came before confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's pick to replace Justice Stephen Breyer.
The National Republican Congressional Committee, meanwhile, reportedly sent an email asking recipients to sign a card wishing Thomas a fast recovery. Thomas, a conservative darling, was the second Black man to ever ascend to the Supreme Court. He succeeded Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court justice. Confirmed in 1991, Thomas is currently the longest-serving justice on the high court, and the second-oldest, behind 83-year-old Breyer, who is retiring. The most recent update came from Thomas' colleague on the bench, Justice Stephen Breyer, who was questioned outside a restaurant in D.C. on Wednesday by TMZ. Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Friday night, where he was being treated for an infection, the court said in a statement released Sunday. The Supreme Court has remained silent on the condition of 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas since it announced his hospitalization earlier this week and said he was on the mend.