Yes. A normal certiorari petition requires 4 justices to vote to hear the case. A bill of complaint requires 5. Alito expressly joined Thomas. It is possible another justice or two voted to hear the case but did not join the dissenting opinion.
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Update on the tragic bus crash in Virginia:
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 29, 2026
Five people are dead, including a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, after the driver of a motorcoach slammed into stopped traffic on I-95. @FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs and our investigators are on the ground at the crash… pic.twitter.com/NWPBd9aLPr
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Thanks for reporting. Glad to see mr Duffy’s comments, but deeply saddened by the losses of life.
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🚨California Truck Driver with “No Name Given” on His CDL Released by Arkansas Highway Police
— American Truckers United (@atutruckers) June 10, 2026
Arkansas highway police pulled over a truck driver who struggled to understand basic English instructions. Officers required him to identify himself — and the California CDL literally… pic.twitter.com/WA58IQsFuT
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