The U.S. Supreme Court has offered an update on the unprecedented breach in trust and security, nearly two months after a draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked.
In fact, the ruling, which was made official on Friday, was quite true to the initial draft that had been leaked and was written by Justice Samuel Alito and published by POLITICO.
However, the leaker’s — or leakers’ — identity is still unknown.
Chief Justice John Roberts instructed the court marshal to investigate the event and determine who was to blame shortly after the leak on May 2. Roberts claimed at the time that the leak’s purpose was to “undermine the integrity of our activities.”
He promised that “it will fail.”
And true to that assertion, the ruling was upheld by the same justices who had previously backed it in February, when Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion.
Roberts disapproved of overturning Roe but supported the Dobbs component of the ruling addressing a Mississippi statute that forbade abortions after 15 weeks, both at the time and on Friday.
However, the identity of the leaker is still a mystery, at least to the broader public.
“More than 50 days following the leak, The Daily Wire has repeatedly asked the court what stage its inquiry is at and whether the leaker has been found. The Supreme Court has not responded to these demands for comment, according to the publication.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) stated to The Daily Wire on Monday that “this leak was intended to frighten the justices and endanger the whole institution of the Court.” The Court is currently dealing with an all-out leftist onslaught, including an attempt on the life of a sitting justice and elected Democrats branding an entire body of government “illegitimate.”
Fortunately, the leak did not affect the conclusion of this important case, but he continued, “We need to figure out what happened and make sure it never happens again.”
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If the leaker’s identity has been discovered, the court might not reveal it until the conclusion of the term. Alternatively, Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, stated that the leaker might decide to go public themselves.
According to Blackman, who told The Daily Wire that “the Supreme Court Marshal is not able to do a thorough investigation, including cyber forensic analysis,” the court has “no notion who released the material.”
He clarified, “Her role is to manage security at the Supreme Court building. The FBI would be adequately staffed to conduct a competent investigation, but Chief Justice Roberts does not want the executive branch getting involved because of the separation of powers. Interrogating the Justices and law clerks while working for Biden would be challenging.
According to The Daily Wire, the FBI did not immediately disclose whether any of its agents were connected to the leak investigation.
Given that the current clerks’ terms are almost up and he will soon lose any influence he currently has, I would expect that the Chief Justice is handling the investigation with tremendous urgency, Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino told the publication.
She asserted that now that the court had rendered its decision in the Dobbs case, “pressure to get to the bottom of the leak may subside.”
Failure to find and punish the offender “would only serve to undermine the operation of the Court and even put the judges in risk,” she continued.
According to a Catholic Vote tracker, the leak led to attacks on Catholic churches and hundreds of pro-life pregnancy facilities around the United States.
In addition, one individual made the long journey from California to the house of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh with the original aim to assassinate him. However, the man ultimately changed his mind and gave himself in, confessing his desire to kill the justice.
A number of attacks have been blamed on Jane’s Revenge, a violent abortionist organization. Additionally, the gang apparently published a radical missive last week in which it vowed to keep attacking pro-life facilities and organizations violently.
According to The Daily Wire, the FBI is “investigating a string of attacks and threats targeting religious organizations and pregnancy help centers across the country.”