Former Supreme Court law clerks said this week's publication of a draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade was a disturbing breach of court tradition that could change how the justices do their jobs.
had gotten hold of the internal document, "I thought it probably wasn’t true," adding that it seemed "inconceivable" to him.
"I see it every day — young people at elite schools are very radicalized," and "I think they embrace the 'by any means necessary' thinking that people did not embrace previously," Fitzpatrick said. Like Fitzpatrick, Shapiro indicated that she thought a clerk was behind the unauthorized disclosure to the media, saying it was a “violation” of the court’s code of conduct for clerks.Supreme Court clerkships are highly prestigious, and they can lead to high-paying jobs at top-tier law firms. Only 36 people are chosen for the yearlong positions, most of them Ivy League law graduates who finished at the top of their class and have completed clerkships for federal judges.
In a statement Tuesday, the Supreme Court acknowledged that the draft opinion published Monday night wasbut said “it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.”
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