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John Roberts says ‘public opinion’ can’t be Supreme Court’s ‘guide’ in post-Roe reversal speech

Chief Justice John Roberts has defended the Supreme Court, but refused to comment further on the mysterious leak that has remained unsolved.

Roberts took aim at the court’s critics in a speech Friday night, which marked his first public appearance since Roe v. Wade was overturned earlier this year.

“If the court doesn’t retain its legitimate function of interpreting the Constitution, I’m not sure who would take up that mantle. You don’t want the political branches telling you what the law is, and you don’t want public opinion to be the guide about what the appropriate decision is,” Roberts said.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts appears at an event.

He also said it was “gut-wrenching” to see the Supreme Court surrounded by barricades as protests erupted in the wake of the Roe reversal. Roberts decried the “betrayal” of the leak at the time, saying it was designed to “undermine the integrity” of the court.

His speech came after Justice Neil Gorsuch‘s comment that the investigation into the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion was underway and that there would be a report of the findings.

“The chief justice appointed an internal committee to oversee the investigation,” Gorsuch said at the 10th Circuit Bench & Bar Conference at the Broadmoor resort in Colorado, according to the Wall Street Journal. “That committee has been busy, and we’re looking forward to their report, I hope, soon.”

Gorsuch did not note whether the report would be made available to the public.

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In late July, Fox News anchor Shannon Bream reported that the high court’s investigators had “narrowed it down,” referring to the draft leak investigation, but did not mention any names or suspects at the time.

Polls conducted after both the leak and the final decision on Roe, however, have revealed a swift decline in the court’s approval rating and the public’s confidence in its actions.


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