http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2016/02/29/ms-eisenstein-one-question-justice-thomas-breaks-silent-streak/
Justice Thomas’s questions, which voiced concern about protecting gun
ownership rights, underscore yet another way the court has changed
suddenly since the Feb. 13 death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Justice
Scalia was a leading figure at oral argument, often dominating the questioning of lawyers from the bench…
Prior to Monday, Justice Thomas’s last question during oral argument came on Feb. 22, 2006, in a South Carolina murder case.
Justice Thomas previously has offered explanations for not asking
questions. He generally has said it is a matter of being respectful to
the lawyers, who get interrupted regularly and sometimes don’t get long
stretches of air time to present their arguments.
“This is a
misdemeanor violation. It suspends a constitutional right. Can you give
me another area where a misdemeanor violation suspends a constitutional
right?”
When the quiet man speaks, listen.
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