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SEATTLE — Fighting through the pain in his left shoulder and the worst slump of his career, Abraham Toro has found a little optimism for him and the Mariners.

Under current Supreme Court precedent, the answer is probably "yes." But that precedent might not hold, thanks in part to Clarence Thomas.

High-profile sharp splits in religious exemption cases (such as Hobby Lobby or Fulton v. City of Philadelphia), whether as to the result (in Hobby Lobby) or the reasoning (in Fulton), can make people think that religious exemption claims always so divide the Supreme Court. That's not so, as the unanimous…