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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lindsay Whitehurst

Clarence Thomas is now second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history. But his conservative influence is bigger than ever

Justice Clarence Thomas has reached a significant milestone, becoming the second-longest serving justice in the Supreme Court's history, at a time when his influence on American jurisprudence appears more profound than ever.

Once considered an outlier, Justice Thomas has, over the past decade, cemented his position as a towering figure within the conservative legal movement.

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