Chief Justice Says Supreme Court Leak ‘Absolutely Appalling’ (1)

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts called the leak of a draft Supreme Court abortion opinion this week “absolutely appalling” and said the person responsible would be “foolish” to think the disclosure will affect the court’s handling of the case.

Roberts made his remarks Thursday at a judicial conference in Atlanta three days after Politico reported that the court had preliminarily voted to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling. He’s already asked the Supreme Court marshal, its top security officer, to investigate the leak.

John Roberts

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“The thing that upset me is that it will give the wrong impression of ...