WASHINGTON — Supreme Court investigators probing the May leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade have narrowed their inquiry to a small number of suspects including law clerks, but officials have yet to conclusively identify the alleged culprit, people familiar with the matter said. A day after the draft opinion was published last year by Politico, Chief Justice John Roberts assigned the Supreme Court’s marshal, Gail Curley, to investigate the leak. From the archives (July 2022): ‘The Court has no comment’: It’s not publicly known whether the May leak of Alito’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade is still under investigationAlso (June 2022): Joe Manchin reacts to Roe v. Wade ruling: ‘I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh’A Supreme Court spokeswoman didn’t respond to requests for comment. At the same hearing, Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who’s now the House Judiciary Committee chairman, said that committee should investigate the leak. From the archives (May 2022): Senate Republican leader McConnell tells press the story is the Supreme Court leak, not Alito’s draft opinionTrending at WSJ.com:Goldman lost $3 billion on consumer-lending pushCalifornia storms destroy a wharf and threaten a way of life in beach town Capitola

Source: Wall Street Journal January 14, 2023 11:26 UTC