Supreme Court Clerks Reportedly Consider Lawyering Up As Roe Leak Probe Escalates

The hunt for the source of the leaked draft ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade is intensifying inside the Supreme Court, where officials are “taking steps to require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits,” CNN reported Tuesday. This unprecedented move is reportedly rattling some law clerks, who are “apparently so alarmed,” notes CNN, that “they have begun exploring whether to hire outside counsel.” CNN adds that “the exact language of the affidavits or the intended scope of that cell phone search—content or time period covered—is not yet clear”; it’s also unclear whether court officials are asking… Read Full Article