{"id":1498035,"date":"2022-05-31T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1498035"},"modified":"2022-05-31T12:15:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:15:49","slug":"supreme-court-marshal-ramps-up-hunt-for-roe-v-wade-leaker-clerks-asked-to-sign-affidavits-have-phone-records-searched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-marshal-ramps-up-hunt-for-roe-v-wade-leaker-clerks-asked-to-sign-affidavits-have-phone-records-searched\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Marshal Ramps Up Hunt for Roe v. Wade Leaker \u2013 Clerks Asked to Sign Affidavits, Have Phone Records Searched"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-marshal-ramps-up-hunt-for-roe-v-wade-leaker-clerks-asked-to-sign-affidavits-have-phone-records-searched%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1498035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Supreme Court marshals are &#8216;asking clerks to hand over CELL PHONE records and sign affidavits&#8217; as they ramp up the hunt for the Roe v. Wade leaker<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class><strong>Efforts are ramping up to find who leaked a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade as investigators\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class><b>Clerks in the high court are being asked to hand over their personal cell phone records and sign affidavits, a Tuesday report reveals<\/b><\/li>\n<li class><b>Increased scrutiny\u00a0is being place on the Justices&#8217; clerks, of which each of the nine on the bench usually has four<\/b><\/li>\n<li class><b>This is leading to the recent law school graduates to explore their options, including hiring outside counsel\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&#038;authornamef=Katelyn+Caralle,+U.S.+Political+Reporter+For+Dailymail.com\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow\">Katelyn Caralle, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=katelyn_caralle&#038;tw_p=followbutton\" class=\"twitter-follow-author\"><span class=\"follow-author\"><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2022-05-31T13:19:29+0100\"> 08:19 EDT, 31 May 2022 <\/time><\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2022-05-31T13:24:53+0100\"> 08:24 EDT, 31 May 2022 <\/time><\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"adHolder column-content cleared\">\n<div id=\"para_top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/6.29.3\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.13.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/6.10.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.14.3\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.14.3\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-fff\/2.2.0\/styles\/fff.css\" \/><link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/6.13.0\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" \/>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/us-supreme-court\/index.html\" id=\"mol-eabe6a50-e0db-11ec-852d-2505d92506b8\">Supreme Court<\/a> law clerks are being asked to turn over their personal cell phone records and sign affidavits as the search ramps up for the person who leaked the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Language of the affidavits and what the scope of the cell phone search will be are not yet clear, sources familiar with the efforts <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/31\/politics\/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-leak-phone-records\/index.html\">told CNN<\/a> \u2013 but the potential of handing over their personal devices have clerks exploring their options, including hiring outside counsel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Considering the crack down on law clerks, it&#8217;s likely the court has not yet been successful in determining the source of the breach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While the move asking for personal phone records is unprecedented in the Supreme Court, so is a leak of a draft opinion that led to the investigation in the first place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On May 2, Politico published a scoop with what appeared to be a photocopy of a draft opinion from conservative Justice Samuel Alito that showed the overturn of Roe v. Wade, which would end federal protections for a woman&#8217;s right to get an abortion and kick the issue back to the states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion and immediately launched an investigation into who leaked the document.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Efforts are ramping up to find who leaked a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade as investigators ask clerks to hand over their personal cell phone records and sign affidavits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He appointed Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. Curley to lead the investigation to track down the leaker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The leak launched the country into a frenzy earlier in May with pro-choice activists showing up at conservative Supreme Court Justies&#8217; homes in protest and pro-life activists praising the move. Democrats are demanding action in Congress to codify federal abortion rights, while Republicans are furious over the leak and demanding the person who shared the document from the court be brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to CNN, Justice Roberts met with law clerks as a group following the breach. It is still unclear, however, whether individual interviews have been conducted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group floatRHS\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d90f8bbe30e00311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/58499187-10871091-image-m-13_1653999178438.jpg\" height=\"365\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. Curley (pictured), on the behest of Chief Justice John Roberts,\u00a0 is leading the investigation into finding who leaked the draft opinion\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. Curley (pictured), on the behest of Chief Justice John Roberts,\u00a0 is leading the investigation into finding who leaked the draft opinion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Supreme Court Justices typically hire four clerks, which are young lawyers selected each year and are usually considered the most elite, consisting almost entirely of Ivy League law school graduates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A one-year clerkship at the highest U.S. court nearly cements an indivduals&#8217; ability to move onto a prestigious law firm or top government job. Some even go on to serve as senators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Six of the nine current Supreme Court Justices are former clerks themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The leaked opinion by Justice Alito was signed on by four of the other justices with the lone dissenting conservative justice being Chief Justice Roberts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alito&#8217;s opinion stems from the Mississippi case Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization, which examined states restricting abortion at the 15-week point of a pregnancy. Roberts says that while e does support limiting terminating a pregnancy at that point, but doesn&#8217;t go as far as wanting to fully overturning the landmark abortion case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Even without Roberts, however, conservatives in the 6-3 majority have the numbers to overturn the 50-year-old ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The official opinion is expected to be published in late June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1767f375ce427ebf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/58499193-10871091-image-a-9_1653999046338.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"It appears the scrutiny is being placed on Supreme Court Justices&#039; clerks, of which each of the nine on the bench usually has four\" class=\"nothing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It appears the scrutiny is being placed on Supreme Court Justices&#8217; clerks, of which each of the nine on the bench usually has four<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The decision on Roe v. Wade in 1973 made abortion legal at the federal level, but those in the pro-life movement say the issue should have always been decided on a state-by-state basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Thirteen red states have so-called trigger laws, which means that if the Supreme Court strikes down the precedent set by Roe v. Wade, their legislature would immediately enact a law that would totally ban abortions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These states include Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The investigation into the Supreme Court leaker comes at the busiest time of the annual term as justices prepare to issue rulings on cases by the late June deadline amid increased public scrutiny.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"adHolder watermark\" id=\"inread_player\"><span class=\"mol-ads-label-container\"><span class=\"mol-ads-label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"external-source-links\" class=\"item\" data-track-module=\"am-external-links^external-links\">\n  <span>Read more:<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court marshals are &#8216;asking clerks to hand over CELL PHONE records and sign affidavits&#8217; as they ramp up the hunt for the Roe v. 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