Chief Justice John Roberts Shares if Fallout of Leaked Opinion Will Impact Court’s ‘Decision Process’: Report

Chief Justice John Roberts is decrying the leak of a draft opinion from the ⚖️Supreme Court.

However, he says if the person or people behind the leak hoped to influence the court’s decision process, they are mistaken.

Roberts addressed the leak of the draft during the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference meeting, according to a report from The Washington Post.

“A leak of this sort — let’s assume that’s what it is — is absolutely appalling, and if the people behind it, or person behind it, thinks that it’s going to have an effect on our decision process, that’s absolutely foolish,” Roberts said.

He continued, “We will go about doing our work as we would in any event, regardless of the leak.”

Additionally, the chief justice shared that the “thing that upsets me quite a bit, though, is that it might give the wrong impression about our workforce.”

“The people who work at the ⚖️Supreme Court are extremely dedicated to the institution, and in fact to the rule of law… They share a common commitment to the mission of the court,” Roberts said.

He added, “And this episode, this absolutely appalling episode, shouldn’t detract from that.”