October 19, 2024

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US chief justice orders probe into leak of abortion draft | News | DW

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US Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday ordered an investigation after a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the Roe v. Wade case was leaked.

After he called an “egregious breach of trust,” Roberts vowed to find the source of the leak.

In a press release, the court confirmed that the leaked document is authentic while cautioning that the draft opinion, dated from February, which would overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion across the United States, does not serve as the “final position of any member on the issues in the case.”

More to come…

jsi/nm (AP, Reuters)



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