Chief Justice John Roberts confirms authenticity of bombshell SCOTUS leak

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of a draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that would overturn court precedent on abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The draft opinion was first reported by Politico Monday night.

“Yesterday, a news organization published a copy of a draft opinion in a pending case. Justices circulate draft opinions internally as a routine and essential part of the Court’s confidential deliberative work. Although the document described in yesterday’s report is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case,” the Supreme Court said in a statement.

Roberts called the unprecedented leak a “betrayal” and announced that he has ordered an investigation to find the source .

“To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed. The work of the Court will not be affected in any way,” Roberts said. – READ MORE