Jackson and Thomas, reflecting a deep divide in the United States, diverged on how race must be treated in the law.
Thomas wrote a concurring opinion accompanying the ruling that said Jackson's "race-infused world view falls flat at each step."
"Our country has never been colorblind," Jackson wrote in her dissenting opinion, which was joined by the two other liberal justices.
Much of what Thomas wrote on Thursday was directed at Jackson.
"Justice Thomas ignited too many straw men to list, or fully extinguish," Jackson wrote.
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