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1美国大法官法庭上沉默七年再度讲话USSupremeCourtJusticeClarenceThomas,whohasnotaskedaquestionincourtfornearlysevenyears,hasspokentoalawyerpresentingacase.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。ClarenceThomashasnotspokenincourtsinceFebruary2006JusticeThomas,64,madeacommentduringajokeaboutlawyerswhostudiedatHarvardandYale-bothIvyLeagueuniversities-lawyersincourtsaid.HesaidWell,hedidnot...,accordingtocourttranscripts,promptingseveraljusticestolaugh.JusticeThomashasnotaskedaquestionincourtsince22February2006.Correspondentssaythejustice'scommentswerenotclear,otherthanthatheseemedtobejokingaboutIvyLeaguelawschoolgraduates.OnelawyersaidthejokewasattheexpenseofYaleLawSchool,whereJusticeClarencestudied,whileanotherlawyersaidHarvardLawSchoolwasthetargetofthejoke,theAssociatedPressreported.Thenine-memberbenchwashearingargumentsinthecaseofBoyervsLouisiana,inwhichJonathanBoyerisseekingtohavehismurderconvictionoverturnedbecausehewasheldinjailforsevenyearsbeforetrial.HislawyerssayBoyer'sconstitutionalrighttoaspeedytrialwasviolated.CorrespondentssaythatoneissueinthecaseiswhetherBoyer'scourt-appointedlawyersintheearlystagesofhiscasewerequalifiedtorepresenthim.2JusticeAntoninScaliaaskedthelawyerrepresentingthestateofLouisianatoconfirmwhichlawschoolstwoofthelawyersinquestionhadattended,whenJusticeThomasmadehiscomments.JusticeThomasistheonlymemberofthebenchwhohasahabitofnotaskingquestionswhenoralargumentsareheardbythecourt.