Justice Clarence Thomas issued a forceful dissent on Monday after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging First Amendment restrictions for protesters outside abortion clinics. Thomas, an appointee of former President George H.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a case challenging an Illinois city’s abortion clinic buffer zone ordinance, prompting a sharp dissent from Justice Clarence Thomas, who argued that the Court missed an opportunity to clarify the status of a controversial precedent that has long been criticized for undermining First Amendment