Newsweek said Clarence Thomas may have a fresh opportunity to overturn a Supreme Court ruling he opposed 22 years ago.

The case connects to a student petition that urges the court to overturn a decision barring public aid for religious studies.

That petition gives the court a chance to revisit the prior judgment.

A separate but related matter involving Virginia military chaplains underscores ongoing legal tensions over religious freedom and government funding.

The developments point to the court revisiting longstanding precedent on the boundary between state support and religious education.