Supreme Court mystery thickens | Opinion by Richard Galant
Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets.
In the mid-1990s, a law student at Columbia University spent his spare time writing a thriller about the inner workings of the US Supreme Court. Brad Meltzer's"The 10th Justice" told the story of Ben Addison, a clerk to one of the justices who is duped into revealing the court's forthcoming, but still confidential, ruling to people seeking to profit off the decision.
In real life, when Politico published a draft majority opinion last week striking down the half-century old precedent that legalized abortion in America, there was no way to tell how it leaked — or why. The revelation rocked America's political and legal worlds. Gone was not only court secrecy, but also the assurances from conservative Supreme Court nominees that Roe v.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Supreme Court opinion leak is ‘catastrophic attack’: Dhillon law group partnerDhillon Law Group managing partner Harmeet Dhillon and Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce argue this ‘new method’ of intimidation is a ‘devastating’ blow to the integrity of the court.
Read more »
Supreme Court draft opinion leak prompts protests across U.S.Thousands of people gathered in major cities across the U.S. to protest after a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion was leaked. Christina Ruffini reports.
Read more »
‘SNL’s Weekend Update Reacts To Leaked Supreme Court Draft OpinionTonight on SNL, Weekend Update’s anchors dedicated most of their time to the Supreme Court draft opinion leaked earlier this week, which indicated that the Justices may soon overturn Roe v. W…
Read more »
Leaked Supreme Court draft opinion sparks rallies across regionThe leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, published by Politico, has people on both sides of the issue rallying across the area. CBS2's Leah Mishkin has more reaction to the hot button issue.
Read more »
Rallies held throughout SoCal in support of abortion rights after Supreme Court draft opinion leakDemonstrators hit the streets across SoCal as abortion rights appear to be on the brink of being drastically cut in half following a leaked document from the Supreme Court showing an early vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Read more »