The Briefing Room
General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: Bigun on August 17, 2022, 04:00:11 pm
-
John Roberts’ Failure To Bring Dobbs Leaker To Justice Sets A Dangerous Precedent (https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/16/john-roberts-failure-to-bring-dobbs-leaker-to-justice-sets-a-dangerous-precedent/)
It’s a dangerous precedent if overtly political figures operating at the high court can leak decisions ahead of their release without fear of repercussion.
More than 100 days have passed since the infamous leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and Americans are still no closer to finding out the identity of the leaker than the day the draft decision was published.
Not long after its publication in Politico on May 2, Chief Justice John Roberts released a public statement confirming the authenticity of the draft opinion, while also announcing the launch of an internal investigation to identify the leaker.
“This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here,” Roberts said. “I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak.”...
Excerpt: More at headline link
-
The Supreme Court’s Public Information Office did not respond to The Federalist’s inquiry as to whether the investigation ordered by Roberts remains ongoing or if the individual responsible for the draft opinion’s leak has been identified.
@Bigun
Other than John Robert's word, precisely what evidence do we have that an investigation is actually occurring or that one has been concluded?
-
@Bigun
Other than John Robert's word, precisely what evidence do we have that an investigation is actually occurring or that one has been concluded?
None!
-
None!
@Bigun
Okay, then. So... ummmm.... as with so many other things... where the &^%*!! is the Republican leadership?
-
@Bigun
Okay, then. So... ummmm.... as with so many other things... where the &^%*!! is the Republican leadership?
:shrug:
-
@Bigun
Okay, then. So... ummmm.... as with so many other things... where the &^%*!! is the Republican leadership?
Where it typically is: AWOL.
-
Where it typically is: AWOL.
:yowsa: pointing-up But I fail to see what the congress can do about the governance of SCOTUS.
-
@Bigun
Okay, then. So... ummmm.... as with so many other things... where the &^%*!! is the Republican leadership?
Pretty much nonexistent.
-
:yowsa: pointing-up But I fail to see what the congress can do about the governance of SCOTUS.
Yes, but their continued silence continues to speak volumes.
-
@Bigun
Okay, then. So... ummmm.... as with so many other things... where the &^%*!! is the Republican leadership?
And what Republican leadership do you see.
-
:yowsa: pointing-up But I fail to see what the congress can do about the governance of SCOTUS.
Interesting question.
-
The role of the GOP leadership in this context would not be to affect Supreme Court governance - they clearly cannot do that.
What they can do is to put political pressure on the Court to protect its own reputation and the personal security of the Justices themselves.
-
The role of the GOP leadership in this context would not be to affect Supreme Court governance - they clearly cannot do that.
What they can do is to put political pressure on the Court to protect its own reputation and the personal security of the Justices themselves.
:yowsa: Absolutely they could do that.