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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered an investigation into finding the source of the leaked draft majority opinion that would strike down 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,” said Roberts in a Tuesday morning statement. “The work of the Court will not be affected in any way.”
“I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak.”
Roberts’ statement confirms the authenticity of the POLITICO report that published the draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade’s holding of a federal constitutional right to an abortion.
Attached to Roberts’ statement was a message from the Supreme Court that stressed Alito’s decision was not final:
“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 reports is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.”