Leaked US Supreme Court Abortion Draft "Authentic", Probe Ordered
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News outlet Politico late Monday published a draft opinion that suggested the conservative-dominated Supreme Court was poised to shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections by striking down the nationwide right to abortion in the US.
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday that a draft opinion on abortion leaked to the press in an "egregious breach" of trust was authentic, but not the final decision on the matter.
Roberts also said in a statement that he had directed the marshal of the court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak, seen as an extraordinary violation of institutional protocol.
News outlet Politico late Monday published a draft opinion that suggested the conservative-dominated high court was poised to shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections by striking down the nationwide right to abortion in the United States.
While the consequences of such a ruling reverberated, the method of how the draft, written by Justice Samuel Alito, came into public view has drawn fierce criticism.
