Posted on 05/03/2022 9:35:58 AM PDT by dennisw
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Tuesday that the leaked draft opinion proposing to overturn Roe v. Wade is authentic but not final, and that he is opening an investigation into how it became public.
“To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed,” Roberts said. “The work of the Court will not be affected in any way.”
While Roberts’s statement said the draft provided to Politico was genuine, “it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.”
Supreme Court is ready to strike down Roe v. Wade, leaked draft opinion shows The Politico report said that five justices had decided to uphold a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and overturn the decision that established a constitutional right to abortion nearly 50 years ago.
Roberts’s news release was another extraordinary deviation from the court’s normal procedures, which generally entails paying no attention to outside influences. It was a sign that Roe v. Wade is too important, and the breach of Supreme Court operations too monumental, to ignore.
Majority of Americans say Supreme Court should uphold Roe, new Post-ABC poll finds Republican politicians in particular have called for an investigation into the leak, which some have seen as an attempt to put pressure on justices who may be inclined to strike down Roe instead to modify their decisions.
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Let’s see...who to investigate for the leak? The 5 in favor of the decision or the 4 opposed to it? I can’t see a reason for the 5 to do it, and of the 4 it sounds like Roberts wouldn’t do it. I guess we’ll need to look at Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor and their staffs. My money is on Breyer as a parting shot before retirement.
“They could end all the chaos by immediately making it final.”
I agree, and there is nothing stopping them from doing so; just white up the formal decision and release it. According to SCOTUS web site decisions are released in May and June.
This is May.
Keystone Cops Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Orde7FtHh0
Saw a USSC police cruiser in Miami last year. Apparently they aren’t just in DC?
Remember how it goes, insurrections are totally awesome when the D party is doing it..meanwhile grandmothers are in solitary for posting selfies of themselves at the capitol
Wouldn’t be surprised if the leaker is identified, it will be a leftist, and the name will never be disclosed b/c “it is an internal matter.” The media won’t have any interest to try to find out either.
Anyone want to take a wager that Roberts will lie and say it was one of Justice Thomas’ clerks?
The question is not only who inside SCOTUS leaked it, but whom in the DNC received it for future planning purposes?
-PJ
Yeah I always knew the decision would be 5-4 with Roberts siding with the commies
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He’ll give it to Durham.
ETA 2053
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Consider.
Leaked o dark thirty.
Within
minutes
fence went up around s.c. building.
( as if someone knew leak was coming ? )
Protesters show up at o dark thirty with professional made signs
( as if protesters knew leak was coming and already had signs made ?)
Yesterday court installed brand new Marshal for s.c. security
( as if a politically reliable marshal was going to be needed ?)
White House has detailed statement ready to roll
( as if TalyBiden knew leak was coming ?)
KJB , who has no position on natural rights , is in the batters box
waiting to replace a right or left s.c. judge.
Who always pulls shiftycrap at I dark thirty ?
They could but won’t. Roberts is following what ever he’s being told. Democrats know it’s not looking good in November so this is to get the voters out. Robert’s will blow it again for the right and the dems hope that by almost losing their sacred right, will encourage their voters in November. They will ballot stuff again but it’s easier if more of their folks turn out and help hide the cheat.
Of course it will be a leftist who did it..no conservative goes to Politico LOL..this was done to intimidate the justices..after all this draft was written three months ago so why the need to release it now..the decision was going to come out in a month anyway
The Fix is indeed in. Roberts is hoping public pressure will sway a jurist against it. Roberts is a dirty RAT.
“I guess we’ll need to look at Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor and their staffs. My money is on Breyer as a parting shot before retirement.”
I’m leaning more toward Sotomayor’s office. I don’t think Kagan. She’s a lib, but she’s not nuts.
The leaker is reported to be Sonia Sotomayor’s clerk, Amit Jain.
If true, will Justice Sotomayor also be implicated ?
Honestly no Dem baby murdering freak was gonna vote GOP anyway
Peter Doosey did it.
How do you say Leak This in Spanish?
Sounds like SCOTUS is operating more like ‘activists’ these days. Somebody has a motive.
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