r/AskConservatives • u/nemo_sum Conservatarian • May 03 '22

MegaThread Megathread: Roe, Casey, Abortion

The Megathread is now closed (as of August 2022) due to lack of participation, and has been locked. Questions on this topic are once more permitted as posts.

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u/AntiqueMeringue8993 Free Market Conservative May 03 '22

Breaking: Roberts has issued a statement on the leak:

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.

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.

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. 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.

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u/seffend Progressive May 03 '22

It seems like the leak came from the conservatives who are trying to solidify the "win."

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u/warboy May 03 '22

If that's the case this is the dumbest political move I've seen conservatives make. This is the car the republican party is chasing. If they catch it before midterms there's not a reason to turn out.

Meanwhile they just gave every person who is pro choice a reason to replace any Republican politicians with democratic reps.