Notice how ominous they try to make this sound: "Justice Clarence Thomas, acting alone" as if he's a "lone gunman" holding a woman hostage.
Give 'm hell, Mr. Justice!
Each Supreme Court member has certain specific states assigned to them (I guess with aggregate population about 30,000,000) precisely to handle initial Supreme Court stays and review while the full COurt decides whether to do anything about the issue.
I believe that is Justice Thomas had had Florida as part of his assigned states rather then evidently part of the Midwest, Terri Schiavo might still be alive, because the wrong guy had the state and was disinclined to do anything to help.