The Left has had all this time to organize, terrorize, and campaign off the issue.
That was the point I think. This give the Dems lots of time to intimidate and make a showing of how upset they will be if the Supremes do in Roe V. Wade.
They couldn't have. It was just a draft opinion, and it had to be circulated among the justices for word tweaks and revisions. Still possible to have an extra concurrence or two, etc..
I would not be the least bit surprised if the final opinion, or at least one of the concurrences, specifically discussed the leak and the aftermath as evidence of why the Supreme Court should not be involved in making policy, and should not have gotten involved in the issue in the first place. They'll say it is a cautionary note for the next time the Court considers writing legislation rather than just interpreting the Constitution as written.
“They should have released it the DAY AFTER the leak.”
Perhaps Roberts is thinking this pressure might work to flip a justice...
Roberts puts his jurists at risk because politically, he’s a coward of the highest order; a coward who wants abortion in place.
I pray the justices stand firm and forever cement their place in history.
Legally speaking, the case is so very correct and the current justices are paying the price for the gutless scheming of past justices who put Roe V. Wade in place.