How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare

Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by jimmygrapes on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:18PM (#31243660)

I'd venture it was deemed "worth it" just like the absurd amount of leaks just after Jan 20, 2017. In this case, it's possible that an intentional leak of a draft is aimed to encourage politicians and activists alike to ~~threaten~~encourage various Justices to change their minds before the final decision, ala ACA/Roberts

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by ceejayoz on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:21PM (#31243682)

> There's a third possibility, which might be most plausible: Roberts is doing his institutionalist best to court Kavanaugh and/or Barrett away from a full overrule of Roe and someone wants to deter that defection by documenting that they both initially voted to end it.

https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1521298950011207680

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by fundad on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:21PM (#31243679)

This could just as likely to be to distract from something petty but embarrassing about to drop.

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by sjg007 on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:43PM (#31243855)

Maybe something about the Thomas’s …

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