The Curious Case of Two Leaks
The Supreme Court can’t find the Dobbs leaker, but LAPD investigators are zeroing in on whoever leaked a recording of City Council members.
“The Supreme Court has not been able to determine who leaked a draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,” reported Amy Howe for SCOTUSblog on January 19, 2023.
It was a disappointing end to a strange saga in American history.
“On May 2, 2022, Politico published a copy of the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., №19–1392,” began the “Marshal’s Report of Findings & Recommendations” issued by the Supreme Court and dated January 19, 2023.
“On May 3, 2022, the Chief Justice publicly announced that he had directed the Marshal to launch an investigation into the public disclosure of the draft majority opinion,” continued the official report.
“On May 5, 2022, the Marshal initiated an investigation to determine who made the unauthorized disclosure of the draft majority opinion,” the timeline clipped along. “The Marshal, in consultation with close advisors at the Court, developed an investigative plan of action. Investigators followed that plan, documented the course of their investigation, and reported the results.”