美国大法官法庭上沉默七年再度讲话

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has not asked a question in court for nearly seven years, has spoken to a lawyer presenting a case.

美国最高法院大法官克拉伦斯·托马斯日前与一位陈述案情的律师讲话，他近七年在法庭中未曾说过一句话。

Clarence Thomas has not spoken in court since February 2006

Justice Thomas, 64, made a comment during a joke about lawyers who studied at Harvard and Yale - both Ivy League universities - lawyers in court said.

He said "Well, he did not...", according to court transcripts, prompting several justices to laugh.

Justice Thomas has not asked a question in court since 22 February 2006.

Correspondents say the justice's comments were not clear, other than that he seemed to be joking about Ivy League law school graduates.

One lawyer said the joke was at the expense of Yale Law School, where Justice Clarence studied, while another lawyer said Harvard Law School was the target of the joke, the Associated Press reported.

The nine-member bench was hearing arguments in the case of Boyer vs Louisiana, in which Jonathan Boyer is seeking to have his murder conviction overturned because he was held in jail for seven years before trial.

His lawyers say Boyer's constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated.

【2014届高考英语一轮复习精选阅读理解文章六十篇(21)】相关文章：

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (6)

★ 2016年高考英语第二轮复习如何才能快速提分

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：21（含解析）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (41)

★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业：选修7 Unit 3 Under the sea

★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业：Unit 10 A卷 Word版含解析

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：11（含解析）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (42)

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(三十二)选修6Module 2《Fantasy Literature》（外研版）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (45)