Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is back in the headlines after an unexplained appearance on Capitol Hill, followed days later by a dissent in the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling. The court rejected President Donald Trump's effort to restrict the constitutional protection, while Thomas argued the majority had relied too heavily on long-standing precedent and challenged the prevailing interpretation of the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
Attention has since turned to the justice's background, finances and more than three decades on the bench. Here are the key facts about Clarence Thomas worth knowing.
