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This month, Clarence Thomas became the second-longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history.
That milestone would be notable for any jurist.
For Thomas, it marks something more: the vindication of a constitutional vision that, for decades, was caricatured as eccentric, angry or unserious — until the court, and the country, began catching up.
The occasion comes just as Thomas has again demonstrated why his tenure matters.
In this session’s Louisiana v. Callais, the court held that Louisiana’s race-driven congressional map could not be justified by a misconstrued Voting Rights Act.
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That milestone would be notable for any jurist.
For Thomas, it marks something more: the vindication of a constitutional vision that, for decades, was caricatured as eccentric, angry or unserious — until the court, and the country, began catching up.
The occasion comes just as Thomas has again demonstrated why his tenure matters.
In this session’s Louisiana v. Callais, the court held that Louisiana’s race-driven congressional map could not be justified by a misconstrued Voting Rights Act.
Continued below.
Clarence Thomas triumphs — and his legal vision, too
Clarence Thomas’ 34-year Supreme Court tenure has given originalism time to mature — from slogan to method and from method to law.
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