DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into Leak of Supreme Court Decision That Overturned Roe v. Wade

With statute-of-limitations deadlines looming, the Justice Department has reportedly opened a criminal examination to identify who leaked the supreme Court opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade. The Western Journal says the DOJ is actively working to trace the source of the disclosure. Short answer: Yes – multiple major outlets reported that the Justice department opened a criminal investigation to try to identify who leaked the draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs (the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade).

Key points:

– Politico published the draft opinion on May 2, 2022. Chief Justice John Roberts asked the Justice Department to investigate the leak soon afterward.

– The DOJ (with FBI involvement) opened a criminal probe; that reporting was confirmed by outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and CNN.

– As of my last update (June 2024) no public criminal charges had been announced and the person who leaked the draft had not been publicly identified.

– Reports at the time noted concerns about statutes of limitations and investigators’ efforts to trace electronic and paper trails, but the applicable statutes and deadlines depend on the exact offenses investigators pursue.

If you want,I can:

– Pull and link contemporary news stories (NYT,AP,Politico,etc.) that reported the DOJ probe;

– Summarize the investigatory steps that were reported (what investigators sought, who led the probe);

– Explain the potential criminal statutes that might apply and typical statutes-of-limitations for those offenses. Which would you prefer?

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