The Supreme Court on Tuesday responded to the leak of the draft ruling and confirmed its authenticity, issuing a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts who called the leak “a betrayal of the confidences” of the institution.
On Monday evening, Politico published a purported draft copy of the court’s ruling, which suggested that the landmark abortion law Roe v. Wade would be overturned. The Supreme Court confirmed the document’s authenticity but said the draft does not represent a final decision by the court “or the final position of any member” in the case.
“To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations,” Roberts wrote, “it will not succeed,” adding that the “work of the Court will not be affected in any way.”
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