Chief Justice John Roberts said that he has asked the marshal of the Supreme Court to investigate the source of a leak of a draft opinion obtained by Politico that shows that justices are poised to overturn Roe v.
Wade.The court confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion, but said that “it does not represent a decision by the court or the final position of any members on the issues in this case.”“To the extent that 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,” Roberts said.He added, “Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the court.
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.”Politico published the full draft of the opinion, and also cited a source who said that five justices voted to overturn the court’s 49-year-old abortion precedent.
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