US judge Samuel Alito says overturning Roe vs Wade abortion ruling made him ‘assassination’ target
- The Supreme Court justice said he believes he knows who leaked the draft of his decision nearly two months before it was finalised
- Alito added the disclosure not only sparked security issues but also created ‘an atmosphere of suspicion’ among the nine justices
Alito told the Wall Street Journal in a rare interview that he believes he knows who leaked the draft of his decision nearly two months before it was finalised, but he doesn’t have proof.
The unprecedented leak of the so-called Dobbs case on May 2, 2022 rocked the country, both over what it meant for abortion rights and the implication that politics had permeated the court, which sees itself above the partisan fray.
“I personally have a pretty good idea who is responsible, but that’s different from the level of proof that is needed to name somebody,” Alito told the Journal.
“It was a part of an effort to prevent the Dobbs draft … from becoming the decision of the court,” he said.
After a sweeping investigation, in January the court said it could not pinpoint the source of the leak.