By James Rosen
Friday, 06 May 2022 01:38 PM
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When he took the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden swore that he would faithfully execute the office of the presidency and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution — a set of duties paramount among which is the execution of federal law without fear or favor toward any party.
A draft Supreme Court opinion is not a classified or national-security document. But legal analysts said the leak of one — such as occurred this week, when Politico obtained and published a draft opinion by Associate Justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, signaling the imminent reversal of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion — could constitute a violation of any number of federal statutes.
In ordering an investigation of the Alito leak by the marshal for the court, Roberts called the publication of the draft "a singular and egregious breach" of security and "an affront to the court" meant to "undermine the integrity of operations."
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