AP reports: Justice Thomas spoke from bench for first time in years but it was inaudible

From an AP report published this afternoon:

Justice Clarence Thomas did something at a Supreme Court argument Monday for the first time in nearly seven years - he spoke.

But what Thomas said is not clear, other than he appears to have joked about Ivy League lawyers.

The argument transcript only records a few words. It quotes Thomas as saying, "Well, he did not..." Several justices laughed in response.