The leak rocked the Supreme Court and its tradition of secrecy involving unreleased opinions. He said he was sure the leak “was a part of an effort to prevent the Dobbs draft … from becoming the decision of the court. Democrats called to enshrine Roe v. Wade as law on May 3 in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion proposing to overturn the landmark abortion case. Without commenting on Thomas, Alito said he believes that reports about alleged ethical violations by justices are attempts to damage the court’s credibility now that conservatives are firmly in control. “Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 29, 2023 17:06 UTC