Fake News
Reports are circulating that Harlan Crow funded a super high-tech android 8 years ago and the 'droid has been sitting in for Clarence Thomas ever since. Thomas himself has mostly been on vacation since the 'droid was activated, enjoying the hospitality of his super rich buddies.
Most bizarre: a rumor that Thomas has had to overrule the 'droid on more than one occasion because it was writing 'overly liberal' opinions written by it's AI brain.