So far this year, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has dissented from more Supreme Court majority opinions than any of his liberal colleagues, and a bunch of so-called legal experts took it upon themselves to tell Newsweek why they think he does so.
Despite being part of the court’s 6-3 majority, Thomas often seems to want to go even further than the other conservatives on the court. Sometimes he is joined by Justice Samuel Alito or one of the other conservatives, but sometimes he stands alone.
Out of the 17 cases ruled on by the court so far this term, 10 have been unanimous decisions.
Thomas dissented on four of the remaining cases, and none of the other justices dissented on more than three of them except Justice Neil Gorsuch, who dissented on three of them and one in part.
How the numbers stack up
In contrast, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented on three opinions, Sonia Sotomayor on two, and Elena Kagan on one. […]
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