Chief Justice Roberts: Leaked Draft Is Real But Not Final

The Washington Post reports:

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement Tuesday that the leaked draft opinion that proposes overturning Roe v. Wade is authentic but not final, and he is opening an investigation into how it became public.

“To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed,” Roberts said. “The work of the Court will not be affected in any way.”

While the statement said the draft provided to Politico was genuine, “it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.”

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Chief Justice John Roberts: The draft is genuine, but “it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.” https://t.co/auX0FLuX9v

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