No Argument: Thomas Keeps 5-Year Silence - fascinating article on how Supreme Court judge Clarence Thomas hasn't spoken once in the past five years during arguments. His reasons vary from respectable (“If I invite you to argue your case, I should at least listen to you”) to just plain embarrassed (“We look like ‘Family Feud’ ”). Regardless, it's worth a read through to just to get a feeling for how the in's and out's of the court function.