Justice Clarence Thomas's dissent in the birthright citizenship case was 91 pages long, more than three times the length of Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion for the court.
Notes on verification
Multiple news/legal sources (The Hill, SCOTUSblog, Colorado Politics) corroborate the page count and comparison, though this refers to a future/hypothetical 2026 Supreme Court case not yet verifiable against primary court records at time of assessment.
Sources
- Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits (apnews.com)
- https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/breaking-down-the-birthright-citizenship-decision/ (scotusblog.com)
- https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/07/01/clarence-thomas-shreds-ruling-that-devalues-citizenship-in-supreme-court-dissent/ (coloradopolitics.com)
- https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5947513-birthright-citizenship-clarence-thomas-dissent/ (thehill.com)
- https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/in-birthright-citizenship-dissent-justice-thomas-stakes-out-an-ideological-claim-of-who-counts-a/ (scotusblog.com)