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Chief Justice John Roberts Responds to Leaked Draft SCOTUS Opinion – Orders an Investigation

by Bradley Cortright
May 3, 2022 at 12:05 pm
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Chief Justice John Roberts Responds to Leaked Draft SCOTUS Opinion – Orders an Investigation

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. waits for the arrival of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the U.S Capitol Rotunda on December 03, 2018 in Washington, DC. A WWII combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the CIA, vice president and 41st president of the United States. A state funeral for Bush will be held in Washington over the next three days, beginning with him lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning. (Photo by Jabin Botsford - Pool/Getty Images)

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The U.S. Supreme Court is confirming the authenticity of a draft opinion in a major abortion case.

A statement from the court on Tuesday read, “Yesterday, a news organization published a copy of a draft opinion in a pending case. Justices circulate draft options internally as a routine and essential part of the Court’s confidential deliberative work.”

“Although the document described in yesterday’s report is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case,” it added.

Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement, “To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed. The work of the Court will not be affected in any way.”

Read the statement below:

Chief Justice John Roberts:

“To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed…I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak.” pic.twitter.com/JFDQ28sW8n

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 3, 2022

He continued:

“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.

Roberts added, “This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here.”

Additionally, the chief justice said he ordered the Marshal of the Court to investigate the leak of the document.

The statement comes after Politico published a report based on a leaked draft majority opinion that indicated the Supreme Court would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

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IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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