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It was an eventful day on One First St. NE on Tuesday as the Supreme Court handed down two decisions and heard oral arguments in Fischer v. U.S. It was a full house as well, with Justice Clarence Thomas returning from an unexplained absence Monday to announce one of the day’s rulings and ask the first question during the Fischer argument, as has become his practice.
