Thomas Latest Justice to Insist Court Isn’t Political Entity

Clarence Thomas became the third justice in a week to assert that the court isn’t a political institution, during an appearance at Notre Dame.

“The media makes it sound like you are always going right to your personal preference” when deciding cases, Thomas said Thursday in response to a question following his speech. That view jeopardizes “any faith in the legal institutions,” he said.

Thomas comments came days after similar statements by Justices Stephen Breyer and Amy Coney Barrett and just weeks after the court came under attack for allowing a strict abortion ban to go into effect in Texas. ...