Clarence Thomas says precedence might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket

The court is expected to weigh in next session on same-sex marriage, which it legalized in 2015

Settled legal precedent in the US is not gospel" and in some instances may have been something somebody dreamt up and others went along with", the US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas has said.

Thomas - part of the conservative supermajority that has taken hold of the supreme court over Donald Trump's two presidencies - delivered those comments Thursday at the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington DC, ABC News and other outlets reported. His remarks preceded the nine-month term that the supreme court is scheduled to begin on 6 October.