A report on the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion is coming, Justice Neil Gorsuch said on Sept. 8.
“The chief justice appointed an internal committee to oversee the investigation,” Gorsuch said, the Wall Street Journal reported. “That committee has been busy and we’re looking forward to their report, I hope soon.”
The justice was speaking during a judicial conference in Colorado Springs.
Gorsuch, a Trump appointee, did not provide other details, such as whether the report will be made available to the public, according to the paper. Conference organizers prevented reporters from questioning him or other judges.
The draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was published on May 2 by Politico. It was the first draft opinion to be made public while deliberations were still going on in the same case….