Disabuse me of my ignorance - re: the abortion judgment leak

[TlalocW]

One of the prevailing theories is that a conservative, rabid anti-choicer associated with the SCOTUS (one of the judges or a clerk, etc.) leaked it to lock in current... votes for lack of a better term.

How does that work? If they're still technically discussing it as the decision hasn't been made officially, why would a leaked memo prevent someone from changing their mind?

Or is that just a smokescreen to shift attention away from the actual decision and get people talking about the leak itself?

TlalocW

[PoliticAverse]

1. The argument is, if the justice took a strong position in the initial draft...

but a weaker one later they would be seen as "caving" and that would be embarrassingly obvious now so they wouldn't do it.

> Or is that just a smokescreen to shift attention away from the actual decision and get people talking about the leak itself?

Clearly that is the motivation for some concentrating on the "who leaked" aspect.

[leftstreet]

2. The Democrats aren't angry about the leak. The GOPers are

Seems that says a lot

[RockRaven]

3. The reasoning goes something like this: If Alito has this opinion written then the only thing

preventing it from being the final opinion is one (or more) of Thomas, Gorsuch, Boofboy, or the Handmaiden failing to sign on. That puts pressure on them because now THEY, not the liberals, are the reason abortion is still legal. All the RWNJ hatemongers/terrorists will target them for their failure/disloyalty to the cause, and there is no way for them to hide from the public knowing which Justice(s) it was.

[underpants]

5. Samuel Alito, Amy Coat Hanger, Kegs, Neil Gorsuch, and Clarence Thomas

Loved that line in this Wonkette piece

https://www.wonkette.com/dobbs-roe-hell

[Sneederbunk]

4. The draft opinion was circulated in February.

For all we know, the final opinion is in the can, to be released at the end of the term when the justices can scurry.

[MichMan]

6. Just unfounded speculations at this point

The identity of the leaker is unknown at this time

Speculation here that is just had to be a right winger, with some posters even naming people who they believe are responsible. The RW is speculating that it must be a progressive SC staffer.

You see this type of thing all the time; people making unfounded assumptions about the political leanings or race of criminals, victims etc. that end up not being close to accurate.

[Hoyt]

7. Could easily be someone who wants to be next "deep throat," Snowden,Wikileaks.