The CNN article explained it better. The other two were just soundbytes that said nothing of value.
CNN's claim that Thomas is the "new Chief Justice" is just hyperbole. It would be like saying Kamala Harris is the new prez just because she is making phone calls to other country's presidents. It's just a word salad article, not anything meaningful.
They are saying basically that because Roberts is more often in the minority opinion on cases, his authority to determine who writes the court's official opinions is diminished. Thomas is "acting like a Chief Justice" because his majority views and seniority are allowing him to assign opinion writings.
It doesn't mean anything more than that. Thomas is not officially the Chief Justice. Roberts still is.
However, an article like this will be used by the leftists to try to push for adding more leftist criminals to the Supreme Court to do what they have wanted to do for years: pack the court.
The CNN article explained it better. The other two were just soundbytes that said nothing of value.
CNN's claim that Thomas is the "new Chief Justice" is just hyperbole. It would be like saying Kamala Harris is the new prez just because she is making phone calls to other country's presidents. It's just a word salad article, not anything meaningful.
They are saying basically that because Roberts is more often in the minority opinion on cases, his authority to determine who writes the court's official opinions is diminished. Thomas is "acting like a Chief Justice" because his majority views and seniority are allowing him to assign opinion writings.
It doesn't mean anything more than that. Thomas is not officially the Chief Justice. Roberts still is.
However, an article like this will be used by the leftists to try to push for adding more leftist criminals to the Supreme Court to do what they have wanted to do for years: pack the court.