[Washington, 3rd Archyde.com]–The leak of the US Supreme Court’s policy to overturn the important decision that legalized abortion clearly shows that there is a squeak inside the dignified and quiet organization. Indicated. The reason is that the assertive conservatives, who have become the majority under the former Trump administration, are aiming to change the law on a wide range of major issues.
The reputation of a mature branch of the government, which the Supreme Court has won over the years, is about to collapse. The ruling, which is supposed to be a bipartisan organization, is surrounded by a number of controversies other than the abortion issue.
The Supreme Court is currently composed of six conservatives and three liberals.
Conservative Judge Clarence Thomas has been criticized by the Democratic Party for his wife’s role as a loud supporter of Mr. Trump. The wife also supports Mr. Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election on the basis of false allegations that there was a large-scale fraudulent vote.
Neil Gorsuch, one of the three judges appointed by Mr. Trump, was pursued in court in January when the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus was widespread. In January, the court delayed approval when Stephen Breyer’s retirement, a senior-aged judge of the same sect that led to the rejuvenation of liberal judges, was revealed.
Carolyn Shapiro, a professor of law at Chicago Kent College, is concerned about the unprecedented event of a leak of a draft conservative judge who overturns the “Raw vs. Wade” decision to legalize abortion, which has a history of about 50 years. She said, “It seems certain that the agency’s long-standing norms are under intense pressure. The polarization that the country is experiencing seems to be happening in court as well,” she said. rice field.
Who leaked is not disclosed, but relatively few people have access to these drafts.
Supreme Court Secretary John Roberts announced on the 3rd that he will conduct an internal investigation.
“It is a huge problem for court officials or members to violate the clear rules of judicial confidentiality,” said Richard Garnett, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
In the White House and Congress, parties are constantly fighting for leaks to achieve their goals. But the court has long been unaffected by such a move. For decades, the phrase that the judiciary transcends politics and maintains friendly relations with each other despite ideological differences has been repeated.
Judge Gorsuch and Judge Sonia Sotmeier, a liberal, issued a joint statement in January saying, “We are warm colleagues and friends, although we may sometimes disagree over the law.” It happened after Sotomeier, who suffers from diabetes, a risk factor for the new corona infection, was reported to have asked Gorsuch to wear a mask.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule a lawsuit over the constitutionality of abortion by the end of June. Other than that, it is expected that a ruling will be made by the same time on cases that give conservatives a chance to greatly expand their rights to own guns. It is also discussing cases that would allow conservatives to abolish the policies that universities use to increase enrollment for black and Hispanic students.
In January, the Supreme Court suspended President Biden’s move to require large corporations to vaccinate or test the new corona. Last year, it allowed Texas to enforce a law that circumvented the “law vs. wade” ruling.
The liberals are still angry that the Republicans have planned to appoint three conservative judges during Mr. Trump’s term.
The Republican Party, which had a majority in the Senate in 2016, refused to consider candidates for a judge nominated by former President Obama and left one post vacant, allowing Mr. Trump to nominate in 2017. .. But the Republicans hurriedly approved his replacement when the liberal Judge Ruth Ginsburg died. It was just before Mr. Trump was defeated in the presidential election.
Some Republicans are now trying to claim that the left has leaked the draft, unfounded.
According to David Posen, a professor at the Columbia Law School, there is no specific criminal law that prohibits leaking draft judicial opinions, but other federal laws, such as those that prohibit the theft of important government property, apply. There is a possibility that it can be done. Government leaks are rarely prosecuted, and prosecution cases usually relate to sensitive national security information.
If the leaked person is identified, it is unlikely that he will be prosecuted for criminal charges, and he may be affected by other things such as losing his job.
(Reporter by Lawrence Hurley)