Chief Justice John Roberts denounces leak of a draft opinion that indicates the court may overturn Roe v. Wade, calling its release a 'betrayal of the confidences of the court' and saying he has directed an investigation.
By Melissa Quinn, Stefan BecketChief Justice John Roberts denounced the leak of a draft opinion published by Politico that indicated the court , calling its release a"betrayal of the confidences of the court" and saying he directed the marshal of the court to launch an investigation.
"The work of the court will not be affected in any way," he said."We at the court are blessed to have a workforce — permanent employees and law clerks alike — intensely loyal to the institution and dedicated to the rule of law. Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the court.
The draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, appears to have been circulated among the justices in February. But votes by the court's members can change as drafts are exchanged, and a decision is not final until it is handed down by the Supreme Court, in this case, by late June or early July.
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