DOJ launches criminal investigation into Supreme Court Roe leak

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 20:16 · Archive

Federal prosecutors are investigating the 2022 leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v Wade.

The Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation into the leak of the Supreme Court's draft opinion that led to the overturning of Roe v Wade. The draft was published by Politico before the court issued its final 2022 ruling.

Chief Justice John Roberts had previously ordered an internal investigation into the leak, but that inquiry failed to identify who was responsible. The Justice Department's Washington office is now leading the federal criminal probe.

The Justice Department declined to comment on the investigation.

How it is being reported

• Justice Department conducting criminal probe into leak of Dobbs abortion decisionProsecutors have been issuing subpoenas to those who worked on the Supreme Court around the time of the Dobbs leak.New York Post · 5 Nov, 23:48
• Trump’s DOJ looking at criminal investigation over Supreme Court abortion ruling leakFederal prosecutors have escalated the inquiry in recent weeks, issuing grand jury subpoenas and seeking information from former court personnelIndependent World · 5 Nov, 22:51
• Trump's DOJ accelerates criminal probe into unprecedented Supreme Court abortion case leakThe news escalates a years-old inquiry, bringing to the fore fresh concerns that DOJ is acting politically.Daily Mail · 5 Nov, 19:25
• DOJ launches criminal probe into Supreme Court leak that exposed ruling overturning Roe v WadeFederal prosecutors are probing the Supreme Court leak after Chief Justice John Roberts' internal investigation failed to identify the leaker.Fox News · 5 Nov, 18:50

In this story: Department of Justice · Supreme Court · John Roberts · Politico

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