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An internal draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has been leaked, revealing the Roberts court may be planning to overturn the 1973 SCOTUS decision Roe v. Wade.
John Roberts calls release of draft Roe v. Wade reversal a 'singular and egregious breach' of trust and orders an investigation
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN
(CNN) Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court will investigate the release of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade and called the episode "a singular and egregious breach" of trust.
"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. I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak," Roberts said in a statement Tuesday.
Supreme Court draft opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade
"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. We at the Court are blessed to have a workforce -- permanent employees and law clerks alike -- intensely loyal to the institution and dedicated to the rule of law. Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the Court."
The court's public affairs office confirmed the document published by Politico is "authentic," but stressed that "it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case."
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Republicans have rhetorically criticized "legislation from the bench", code language for using stare decisis ("to stand by things decided") to create law the legislature (congress) cannot or will not pass into law.
If this attempt to overturn settled law, what's next?
John Roberts calls release of draft Roe v. Wade reversal a 'singular and egregious breach' of trust and orders an investigation
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN
(CNN) Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court will investigate the release of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade and called the episode "a singular and egregious breach" of trust.
"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. I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak," Roberts said in a statement Tuesday.
Supreme Court draft opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade
"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. We at the Court are blessed to have a workforce -- permanent employees and law clerks alike -- intensely loyal to the institution and dedicated to the rule of law. Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the Court."
The court's public affairs office confirmed the document published by Politico is "authentic," but stressed that "it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case."
John Roberts calls release of draft Roe v. Wade reversal a 'singular and egregious breach' of trust
Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court will investigate the release of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade and called the episode "a singular and egregious breach" of trust.
www.cnn.com
Republicans have rhetorically criticized "legislation from the bench", code language for using stare decisis ("to stand by things decided") to create law the legislature (congress) cannot or will not pass into law.
If this attempt to overturn settled law, what's next?
