A rare SCOTUS case that pitted Thomas against Alito

Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito almost always voted together

When Justice Clarence Thomas joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991, he had strong disagreements not only with the liberal justices, but also, with Ronald Reagan appointees Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O'Connor. Kennedy had a libertarian approach to conservatism, embracing a right-view of economics but voting with the High Court's liberal justices on cases involving gay rights and abortion.Thomas, however, had an ally in Justice Antonin Scalia …

A rare SCOTUS case that pitted Thomas against Alito

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a rare decision in which Clarence Thomas butted heads with Samuel Alito.

NEW: Justices Thomas And Alito Take Opposing Sides In Surprise SCOTUS Ruling

The Supreme Court handed down a technical but significant ruling in a federal sentencing dispute, tightening how courts can apply certain penalties and, in the process, exposing a rare divide between Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. The case, No. 24-924, centered on whether a lower court properly applied federal law when extending a criminal sentence under a specific statutory provision. The justices ultimately rejected the lower court…