Government / Regulation
Justice Department steps up criminal inquiry into Dobbs leak, NYT reports
Prosecutors have sent grand jury subpoenas, according to The New York Times.
Status: source-checked.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation into who leaked the draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022, The New York Times reported, as summarized by SCOTUSblog.
The investigation has ramped up in recent weeks as prosecutors sent grand jury subpoenas and sought information from people who worked at the court at the time, the report said.
No leaker has ever been publicly identified.
What we know / what we don't
What we know
- The report says grand jury subpoenas have been issued.
What we don't know
- The Justice Department has not publicly confirmed the scope of the inquiry in the sources reviewed.
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