How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare

Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by elliekelly on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:22PM (#31243695)

It could also have been leaked by a sitting Justice in which case the source would have risked nothing at all.

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by dragonwriter on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:30PM (#31243748)

Given the absolute destruction this will wreak on internal institutional trust at the Court, there is only one sitting Justice that would really risk nothing at all by leaking it.

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by loeg on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @12:30AM (#31244635)

Barrett?

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by remarkEon on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:34AM (#31245707)

I’m assuming dragonwriter means Breyer, who is retiring after this term. Having followed the court for over a decade I’d been genuinely shocked if it was him.

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by magpi3 on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:27PM (#31243723)

Justices can be impeached. I'm not saying they would be, but it's possible. Why risk it? The opinion is going to come out anyway.

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by boringg on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:38PM (#31243805)

Not in the current political climate - can't get garner the votes to impeach.

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by elliekelly on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:23PM (#31244166)

> Why risk it?

Because the opinion can still change. The votes can still change.

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