Justice Samuel Alito of the Supreme Court claims to have a "good idea" of who leaked the document that announced the end of Roe v. Wade only days before the anniversary of a leak that altered the level of confidence in the nation's top court.
According to an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Alito asserts that the Supreme Court marshal in charge of looking into the leak "did a good job with the resources that were available to her" and eventually concurs that the evidence from the inquiry was inadequate for a public allegation.
Alito said, "I myself have a fairly good notion who is responsible, but that's different from the degree of evidence that is required to identify anybody," and he expressed confidence in the intention: "It was a part of an attempt to prevent the Dobbs draft... from becoming the judgment of the court. And during those six weeks, it was how those on the outside utilized it as part of their effort to intimidate the court.
On May 2, 2021, a Politico story revealed the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization judgment, which let states to implement rules limiting access to abortion.
The high court's inspectors spent nine months looking into the incident before publishing a report in January concluding there was not enough information to publicly identify anybody. The study said there wasn't much that could be done to solve the situation, but there were still options.
The testimony from Alito is based on an April 13 interview that a Wall Street Journal reporter and a conservative attorney did together.
The author of the Dobbs ruling also disproved beliefs that the leaker had to be a conservative in order to get the five-justice majority necessary to overturn abortion.
Regarding that theory, Alito remarked, "That irritates me." "Look, this made us assassination targets. Would I subject myself to that? Would the five of us have harmed ourselves in that way? It's really improbable.
A 26-year-old man stated that he intended to assassinate the judges who overturned Roe and had set his sights on Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Because he is "driven around in basically a tank and I'm not really supposed to go anywhere by myself without the tank and my members of the police force," Alito claimed that he does not feel "physically unsafe."
During the interviews, Alito was also questioned about "ethics" claims made against Justice Clarence Thomas in light of recent news that he failed to record trips from a significant GOP supporter.
However, the justice claimed there had been a "concerted attack on the court and on individual justices," adding that the pattern was "new during my lifetime." The justice declined to comment further on that particular issue.
We endure everyday pressure, most of it, in my opinion, unjustly. And almost no one is speaking out for us. The concept has always been that judges should not react to critiques, but if the courts are unjustly attacked, the organized bar will defend them, Alito said, adding, "If anything, they've participated to some extent in these attacks."
Alito ridiculed critics who made fun of the Supreme Court's dismal public opinion scores.
"Well, sure, what do you expect when you hear, 'They're illegitimate,' day in and day out? They are acting unethically in a variety of ways. He questioned, "They're doing this and doing that.
According to an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Alito asserts that the Supreme Court marshal in charge of looking into the leak "did a good job with the resources that were available to her" and eventually concurs that the evidence from the inquiry was inadequate for a public allegation.
Alito said, "I myself have a fairly good notion who is responsible, but that's different from the degree of evidence that is required to identify anybody," and he expressed confidence in the intention: "It was a part of an attempt to prevent the Dobbs draft... from becoming the judgment of the court. And during those six weeks, it was how those on the outside utilized it as part of their effort to intimidate the court.
On May 2, 2021, a Politico story revealed the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization judgment, which let states to implement rules limiting access to abortion.
The high court's inspectors spent nine months looking into the incident before publishing a report in January concluding there was not enough information to publicly identify anybody. The study said there wasn't much that could be done to solve the situation, but there were still options.
The testimony from Alito is based on an April 13 interview that a Wall Street Journal reporter and a conservative attorney did together.
The author of the Dobbs ruling also disproved beliefs that the leaker had to be a conservative in order to get the five-justice majority necessary to overturn abortion.
Regarding that theory, Alito remarked, "That irritates me." "Look, this made us assassination targets. Would I subject myself to that? Would the five of us have harmed ourselves in that way? It's really improbable.
A 26-year-old man stated that he intended to assassinate the judges who overturned Roe and had set his sights on Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Because he is "driven around in basically a tank and I'm not really supposed to go anywhere by myself without the tank and my members of the police force," Alito claimed that he does not feel "physically unsafe."
During the interviews, Alito was also questioned about "ethics" claims made against Justice Clarence Thomas in light of recent news that he failed to record trips from a significant GOP supporter.
However, the justice claimed there had been a "concerted attack on the court and on individual justices," adding that the pattern was "new during my lifetime." The justice declined to comment further on that particular issue.
We endure everyday pressure, most of it, in my opinion, unjustly. And almost no one is speaking out for us. The concept has always been that judges should not react to critiques, but if the courts are unjustly attacked, the organized bar will defend them, Alito said, adding, "If anything, they've participated to some extent in these attacks."
Alito ridiculed critics who made fun of the Supreme Court's dismal public opinion scores.
"Well, sure, what do you expect when you hear, 'They're illegitimate,' day in and day out? They are acting unethically in a variety of ways. He questioned, "They're doing this and doing that.
