Justice Thomas Presents Arguments Remotely After Being Released From The Hospital

Chief Justice John Roberts announced that Associate Justice Clarence Thomas would participate remotely in U.S. Supreme Court arguments Monday following his recent health scare.

"Justice Thomas is participating remotely this morning,” Roberts said at the start of Monday’s Supreme Court Session. Thomas asked multiple questions by phone during the session.

Thomas was released from the hospital Friday after suffering “flu-like symptoms” and was treated for fluids after an infection. He was hospitalized for a week, despite the Supreme Court’s press office predicting Sunday he would be out in a “day or two.”