KEEP BOTH HANDS WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM, CLARENCE

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide if the government can restrict Internet surfing at public libraries, the third case pitting free-speech concerns against efforts to shield children from online pornography to reach the justices.

The court will resolve whether federal funding can be stripped from libraries that don't install filters on computers to block sexually explicit Web sites.

The decision would affect more than 14 million people a year who use public library computers to do research, send and receive e-mail, and, in some cases, log onto adult sites. (full story)

He's been looking forward to this one all summer, I imagine. But shouldn't he recuse himself? After all, Justice Thomas puts the "stain" in "abstain".