- The Supreme Court issued a report on its investigation into the leak of the draft Dobbs opinion.
- Some personnel admitted to telling their spouses about the opinion, which overturned Roe v. Wade.
- But investigators say they still haven't determined who leaked the opinion to the media.
A report issued by the US Supreme Court on Thursday revealed that some personnel had discussed the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade with their spouses or partners ahead of the decision's public release.
The revelation came as the result of a months-long investigation that sought to identify who leaked a draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Investigators said they weren't able to identify the person, despite conducting 126 interviews of 97 personnel.
But in the course of those interviews — which required employees to sign an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating that they did not leak the draft opinion or otherwise provide information about it to individuals not employed by the Supreme Court — several personnel admitted to telling their spouses or partner about the opinion or the vote count.
That constituted a violation of the court's confidentiality rules. The report also stated that some employees had more generally shared confidential details of their work to investigators, and thought it was permissible to do so. It was not clear if those employees were set to face disciplinary measures.
At the conclusion of the report, investigators made a series of findings and recommendations, including reducing the number of people with access to draft opinions, clarifying confidentiality policies, and improving personnel training.
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