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Supreme Court says it is unable to identify the person who leaked draft of abortion ruling
NBC News ^ | January 19, 2023 | Lawrence Hurley

Posted on 01/19/2023 12:15:44 PM PST by Coronal

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday announced that it has been unable to identify the person who leaked an unpublished draft of an opinion indicating the court was poised to roll back abortion rights.

In an unsigned statement, the court said that all leads had been followed up and forensic analysis performed, but "the team has to date been unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence."

But the attached report suggested the court was not watertight, with some employees admitting they had talked to spouses about the draft opinion and how the justices had voted.

Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley, who is in charge of the investigation, said that 97 court employees were interviewed and all denied being the leaker. She said it was unlikely the court's information technology systems were compromised.

The report made no mention of whether the nine justices were questioned.

"No one confessed to publicly disclosing the document and none of the available forensic and other evidence provided a basis for identifying any individual as the source of the document," Curley wrote.

"If a court employee disclosed the draft opinion, that person brazenly violated a system that was built fundamentally on trust with limited safeguards to regulate and constrain access to very sensitive information," she added.

The court also consulted Michael Chertoff, who served as Homeland Security secretary during the administration of President George W. Bush. Chertoff wrote in a separate statement that he had recommended several measures the court could take to improve security, including restrictions on the circulation of hard copies of sensitive documents.

Chertoff said he had reviewed the investigation and concluded that it was conducted thoroughly.

"At this time, I cannot identify any additional useful investigative measures," he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


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To: Dilbert San Diego

I suspect it was one of the justices who leaked it and it’s why they pretend not to know. My guess is Roberts or one of the liberal ones.


61 posted on 01/19/2023 1:12:51 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: Coronal

This confirms it was leaked by a democrat.


62 posted on 01/19/2023 1:17:16 PM PST by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
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To: Round Earther

And if it was one of the conservatives? Say Alito or Thomas?


63 posted on 01/19/2023 1:19:14 PM PST by Coronal
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To: Coronal

That stupid announcement didn’t help their credibility.


64 posted on 01/19/2023 1:23:14 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: Coronal

I’m sure if they slapped them on lie detector machines that the pus ball would have been idenified.


65 posted on 01/19/2023 1:24:22 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: Coronal

As I said at the time, Roberts ran the investigation. If there is no answer then we know that Roberts was the leaker.


66 posted on 01/19/2023 1:27:35 PM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

Don’t be so sure. Polygraphs aren’t really all that useful or reliable.


67 posted on 01/19/2023 1:37:05 PM PST by Coronal
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To: Coronal

“Polygraphs aren’t really all that useful or reliable.”

True. It could be useless. But it could give the investigation a leg up on where to focus.


68 posted on 01/19/2023 1:39:09 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Coronal

“And if it was one of the conservatives? Say Alito or Thomas?”

Clearly, while we have a Democrat in the White House and the Democrats controlling the Senate, we cannot impeach a conservative Justice.


69 posted on 01/19/2023 1:53:09 PM PST by Round Earther
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To: Round Earther

I agree.


70 posted on 01/19/2023 2:00:15 PM PST by NeverTyranny
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To: Coronal

sO...since (wink, wink) it WASN’T any of the 97 employees of The Court...

Geee...

Who’s unaccounted for, here...?


71 posted on 01/19/2023 2:24:44 PM PST by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: pacificus

So if they cant identify a leaker,

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They did identify them

It’s admitted right there in the article.

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“employees

admitting

they

had talked
to spouses about the draft opinion and how the justices had voted.”


72 posted on 01/19/2023 2:30:26 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Coronal

What utter excreted CRAP! Every document from EACH Justice has a CHAIN of custody— especially their draft rulings. They are completely trackable. And THIS is a MAJOR lie.


73 posted on 01/19/2023 3:13:49 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: John S Mosby

I knew it was a major issue. But I think it was Thomas that said it’s a HUGE disaster said it actually puts the entire system in jeopardy.


74 posted on 01/19/2023 3:25:23 PM PST by Phoenix8
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To: Coronal

Yep. Everyone involved is probably a lawyer and lawyers need to be able to be believed when lying.


75 posted on 01/19/2023 3:32:14 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Coronal

Note the pregnant denials. Can’t do it by a preponderance of the evidence, and won’t publicly pinpoint their suspicions, but they know who dood it.


76 posted on 01/19/2023 4:39:35 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David.)
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To: Coronal
...but Trump and January 6, was like...shooting fish in a barrel.

One party system, one party "just-us".

Only patriots can hold the corrupt accountable at this point.

77 posted on 01/19/2023 4:44:41 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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The SC was allowed to investigate itself.
A Congressional Investigation is in the works, where the FBI would actually interview each Justice.


78 posted on 01/19/2023 6:39:23 PM PST by Texan4Life (Mark Levin)
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To: Texan4Life

All ninety nine suspects should be treated like J6 political prisoners—guilty until proven innocent—bet they will chirp like canaries from their cells...


79 posted on 01/19/2023 6:42:23 PM PST by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: cuz1961

Someone had the text... This was a a horse$hit conclusion...

Fire ALL sides with disciplinary admonishment, unless someone admits to the leak!!!

Poisoned well approach.


80 posted on 01/19/2023 8:14:11 PM PST by pacificus
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