“Thomas, Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito “
My justice has a first name.... it’s C L A R E N C E.
My Justice has a second name ..... it’s T H O M A S.
WTF, Justice CLARENCE Thomas doesn’t get the courtesy of a first name along with Antonin & Samuel?
OIh yeah, he’s just the Black guy. The Uncle Tom on the court (sarc)
His first name is “Uncle” — UNCLE Thomas...
So I think you're wrong on this one.
The other three justices - Thomas, Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito - are seen as more solidly conservative and much less susceptible to pressure.
Clarence Thomas had already been mentioned in the article by first and last name. After that, all subsequent mentions of the same person are last name only. Since Scalia and Alito had yet to be mentioned, they got first and last name listings. From that point, all mentions of Scalia and Alito would also be last name only. There was no slight; the writer followed proper editorial etiquette.