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Clarence Thomas
Arcs in the news about Clarence Thomas from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Person · 64 stories · 278 articles · earliest story we hold Apr 18, 2023
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| Apr 17, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| May 6, 2024 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| May 13, 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 192 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 118 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 46 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 51 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 103 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 59 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 59 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 55 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| May 12, 2025 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 67 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 4, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| May 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 18, 2026 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 326 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 39 | 56 | 27 | 391 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else8 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Clarence Thomas that are not part of any arc yet
- Aug 30– 31James Clyburn says supporting Clarence Thomas for supreme court ‘was mistake’6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 4 right
- Aug 28– 30Clarence Thomas Played the Long Game. He Won.6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 1 right
- May 7Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
Stories that name Clarence Thomas
- Sep 14– 16Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms395 articles · 143 independent sources39 left, 56 center, 27 right
- Jun 30– Jul 4After Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship326 articles · 129 independent sources37 left, 35 center, 45 right
- Jun 9– 12Courts block Alabama nitrogen execution33 articles · 28 independent sources6 left, 7 center, 2 right
- May 22Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair, but Trump’s rate cuts look increasingly unlikely24 articles · 21 independent sources4 left, 7 center, 3 right
- Feb 24– 25Supreme Court rules Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered18 articles · 15 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 3 right