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Home Front: Politix
US court chief confirms authenticity of draft abortion opinion published in Politico
2022-05-04
Yesterday the leaked draft and the spontaneous, grassroots protests. Today the confirmation and the hunt for the miscreant.
[IsraelTimes] US Supreme Court
...the political football known as The Highest Court in the Land, home of penumbrae and emanations...
 Chief Justice John Roberts issues a statement confirming the authenticity of a draft opinion published by Politico, which indicated that the top legal panel is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Roberts calls the leak a "betrayal" and "singular and egregious betrayal of trust," but insists that it "will not succeed" in undermining the court’s integrity.

He says he has ordered an investigation to determine the identity of Politico’s source.
Posted by:trailing wife

#15  likely an ambitious lefty staffer

but it is also possible that the file was obtained by a cyber theft or by a conservative

really should await conclusive evidence
Posted by: Lord Garth   2022-05-04 17:22  

#14  Leads? Oh yeah, we got leads. Put 4 more detectives on the case. Got us working in shifts!
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-05-04 15:14  

#13  This is just kindling. They probably have something bigger planned closer to October. It will soon be time for BLM to earn their mansions.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-05-04 12:45  

#12  What are the odds that the perp will ever do jail time?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-05-04 12:03  

#11  #4: i am pleased that you quoted 'liberal' because they certainly are not.
Posted by: irish rage boy   2022-05-04 09:52  

#10  This is just too convienient before the mid-terms. Gotta rile up the useful idiots.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2022-05-04 09:21  

#9  The left has:

No morals
No shame
Only hatred for America
Only love for power and theft

You ain't seen nothin' yet.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-05-04 08:16  

#8  #7 Judging by the instantaneous and utterly uniform response, I would have to say that the identity is not only known but known well in advance of the event.

After all, the serfs were beginning to get wise to St Volodymir of Kiev and the regime's desire to give him in excess of 100% of their national tax revenues to 'defend the sanctity of their sacred border against invasion'.

Then again I hear there's some kind of movie coming out...
Posted by: Cesare   2022-05-04 07:59  

#7  /\ My guess is Roberts and the other justices, already know the identify of the leaker(s).
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-05-04 07:12  

#6  #4 - If Roberts really wanted to find out who leaked he wouldn't have assigned it to the SCOTUS Marshal, which has no subpoena power and is assigned with security, not investigations
Posted by: Frank G   2022-05-04 07:08  

#5  ^ dem-omatic immunity.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-05-04 06:54  

#4  

Someone in the SCOTUS Staff is going to jail.
Publishing court case discussions and documents prior to Official Release is a Felony.
The obstruction of justice in the federal courts is governed (18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1501–1517), which protects the integrity of federal judicial proceedings as well as agency and congressional proceedings.

But what IF one of the more "liberal" Justices leaked the documents?
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-05-04 06:46  

#3  Amazon says it will reimburse its staff $4,000 for travel and living costs if they have to go over 100 miles for an abortion or medical care - as firms react to bombshell Roe v Wade leak
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-05-04 06:18  

#2  'Biden concluded Roe had gone too far': Tucker Carlson reminds the President of how he voted AGAINST Roe vs Wade in 1982 and slams SCOTUS leak saying 'people could get hurt because of it'
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-05-04 06:15  

#1  Cops clash with pro-abortion protesters in LA as thousands demonstrate across America one day after leaked draft opinion showed the Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-05-04 06:12  

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