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Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade  —  “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court.  —  The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision …
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden  —  We do not know whether this draft is genuine, or whether it reflects the final decision of the Court.  —  With that critical caveat, I want to be clear on three points about the cases before the Supreme Court.  —  First, my administration argued strongly …
Washington Post:
Roberts directs investigation into leaked draft of abortion opinion  —  The document is authentic but not final, the chief justice said in a news release Tuesday.  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Tuesday that the leaked draft opinion proposing to overturn Roe v. Wade is authentic but not final …
Washington Post:
Majority of Americans say Supreme Court should uphold Roe, Post-ABC poll finds  —  A majority of Americans say the Supreme Court should uphold Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion, a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted last week finds.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Collins: Draft Roe decision ‘completely inconsistent’ with what Gorsuch, Kavanaugh said  —  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said on Tuesday that a leaked draft ruling by the Supreme Court was “completely inconsistent” with what Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch told her during their private conversations as Supreme Court nominees.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Supreme Court in Disarray After an Extraordinary Breach  —  The leak of a draft majority opinion overruling Roe v. Wade raises questions about motives, methods and whether defections are still possible.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — Sources have motives …
Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and Fox News
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Before Finally Overturning Roe, Supreme Court Must Block Yet Another Insurrection Attempt  —  Those who care about norms, decorum, civility, institutions, and rule of law must hold the leaker and any co-conspirators fully accountable for this egregious breach.
Christine Filer / ABC News:
With Supreme Court poised to reverse Roe, most Americans support abortion rights: POLL  —  Majorities also reject six- and 15- week abortion bans.  —  Amid reports of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that majorities …
New York Times:
What Would the End of Roe Mean?  Key Questions and Answers.  —  A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade describes a United States not seen in half a century, in which the legal status of abortion is entirely up to the states.  If the draft, from February …
James D. Robenalt / Washington Post:
The original Roe v. Wade decision also was leaked to the press  —  The apparent leak to Politico of an initial draft of a Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey has been greeted with astonishment about not only the sweep of the ruling but also the fact that a draft opinion was leaked at all.
Washington Post:
Biden says draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade takes ‘radical’ approach … Welcome to special coverage from Post Politics Now.  —  President Biden said Tuesday it would be a “radical decision” if the Supreme Court followed through with a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case legalizing abortion.
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Chief Justice Roberts orders probe into Supreme Court leak
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Sen. Collins: ‘Completely inconsistent’ that Gorsuch, Kavanaugh would support overturning Roe v. Wade
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN and Mediaite
CNN:
Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Laura Ingraham Wants FBI to Hunt Down SCOTUS Leaker: ‘Give Me Your Phone!’
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
The original Roe v. Wade ruling was leaked, too
Discussion: Washington Post
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   May 2, 2022  —  Tonight, news broke of a leaked draft of what appears to be Supreme Court …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive: Hogan predicts Trump loses GOP stranglehold post-midterms  —  Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.) tells Axios he envisions a 2024 presidential primary field with 15 or more Republicans — not necessarily including former President Trump — scrambling for Trump's base, while …
Discussion: Insider, HuffPost and Raw Story
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T.J. Quinn / ESPN:
U.S. reclassifies WNBA star Brittney Griner as ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia, sources say  —  The U.S. government now considers WNBA star Brittney Griner to be wrongfully detained by the Russian government, signaling a significant shift in how officials will try to get her home, sources familiar with her case told ESPN.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Choose What State You Live in Carefully  —  Also: Larry Hogan is wrong about the future of Trumpism.  —  Thank you: To everyone who ordered Tim's book, Why We Did It, yesterday.  We got Tim all the way up to #165 on Amazon's book list—which is amazing for a book that's not even out yet.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyers Tried to Hide His Bizarre, Fruity Testimony  —  Donald Trump admitted in a deposition that he was very afraid of people throwing fruit at him.  His lawyers were desperate to have that information scrubbed from the public's view.  —  After a transcript leaked last week …
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