Newsweek said Clarence Thomas may be given a new opportunity to overturn a Supreme Court ruling he opposed 22 years ago.

The case is linked to a student petition asking the court to reverse a decision that blocks public aid for religious studies.

That petition provides a route to revisit that previous decision.

A separate but related matter involving Virginia military chaplains highlights continuing legal friction over religious liberty and public money.

The developments suggest the court could revisit longstanding precedent on the boundary between state support and religious education.