More than one news story today has focused on what appears to be a tense relationship between Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Clarence Thomas.
Both POLITICO and CNN have stories out today focused on comments made by Barrett in a recent concurring opinion that leaves journalists thinking – or, perhaps, hoping – for a schism between the conservatives who make up the majority on the nation’s highest court.
In a First Amendment case regarding a trademark and an insult about Trump’s…. hands, the majority ruled that the California man who wanted to trademark “Trump Too Small” but was restricted from doing so was not being denied his First Amendment right to free speech.
The majority opinion, authored by Thomas, cited historical precedent in the opinion. But in a concurring opinion, Barrett disagreed with the approach, even though she felt the court ruled the correct…
