Supreme Court Under Criminal Probe by Trump's DOJ
Summary
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, according to The New York Times. Prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas, while the Supreme Court’s own earlier investigation did not identify who disclosed the draft.Key Facts
- The leaked draft was disclosed to Politico in 2022.
- The final Dobbs ruling overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion.
- Federal prosecutors have sought information from people who worked at the Supreme Court when the draft was disclosed.
- The Supreme Court said in January 2023 that its investigation could not determine who provided the draft.
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is overseeing the criminal investigation.
- The article says some potentially applicable federal statutes are approaching five-year limitation periods.
- The article does not identify the suspected offense or describe the evidence prosecutors are pursuing.
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