Retired Justice Kennedy Calls Supreme Court Leak ‘Corrupt’ Act

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy added his voice to those condemning the historic leak of a draft opinion that suggests the court will overturn its landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade.

The 85-year-old jurist said it was a “cowardly, corrupt, contemptuous act,” in remarks made public Friday at an event marking the 300th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The leak from the usually secretive institution “hurt” the court because the justices must be able to debate candidly in coming to their conclusions, said Kennedy, who retired in 2018 after 30 years on the court.

The justices are “so ...