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Security risk cancels Justice Thomas’ in-person speech to LDS group

The justice participated remotely in a closed-door session of a legal conference, a reminder of the heightened threats facing jurists in recent years.

(Djamila Grossman | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee, left, and his wife, Sharon, talk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during a gathering with friends, family, and other public officials after Lee was sworn in as a senator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.

(Djamila Grossman | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee, left, and his wife, Sharon, talk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during a gathering with friends, family, and other public officials after Lee was sworn in as a senator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.