Supreme Court to Boost Security as Leak Probe Is Unresolved (1)

Jan. 19, 2023, 10:44 PM UTC

The Supreme Court may have been unable to identify the source of a leaked draft opinion on abortion rights, but officials want to prevent a repeat and have increased security over sensitive documents.

Chief Justice John Roberts has asked for a “comprehensive review” of the court’s information and document practices and an outside expert recommended limiting the distribution of hard-copy opinion drafts as well as the dissemination of sensitive information via email and mobile devices.

Those are among the measures recommended by Michael Chertoff, the former Homeland Security Secretary and federal appeals court judge who was brought in to ...

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