The Supreme Court is on its way to becoming a hostile work environment

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The third pillar of our esteemed federal system is entering a chaotic phase as the investigation heats up into the premature and embarrassing leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion that overrules Roe v. Wade. The focus at present is on the individual justices’ law clerks—the folks who actually do the lion’s share of the research and writing that informs the court’s learned pronouncements.

As CNN’s Joan Biskupic reports, apparently no one has yet copped to sending the Alito screed to Politico, despite what had to have been a tense meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts, who is busy watching his judicial legacy circle the bowl.

Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits, three sources with knowledge of the efforts have told CNN.

Some clerks are apparently so alarmed over the moves, particularly the sudden requests for private cell data, that they have begun exploring whether to hire outside counsel.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/31/2101414/-Supreme-Court-in-disarray-law-clerks-lawyering-up


Maybe Jonnie and federalist society could file amicus brief on the matter of privacy and then try to seek a subpoena and see how that would with these problem amendments. You know the first seven ....after all the country is about to get a a amicus brief on what witches and things did under abortions' laws...and if I was clerk would tell them to go pound sand.....

[3Hotdogs]

1. I still say it was Gin-gin.

[turbinetree]

2. Exactly....................

I have two beers and then gin an tonic with a twist of lime over rocks.......for my winning bet....I've gone one more and that she will be forced to testify.......to get my gallop of Beef Eaters of Bombay Sapphire.......

[DemocraticPatriot]

3. I thought it became a 'hostile work environment'

after Clarence Thomas was confirmed ?





Or maybe just for women...

[2naSalit]

5. +1

And has become exponentially worse since boofboi showed up.

[crickets]

7. +2

[SoCalDavidS]

4. If/When They Find Out Who Leaked, They'll Never Tell The Public nt

[Bucky]

6. Federalist Society only believe in the right to privacy when it benefits their short term interests

It's always put ex post factor ad hoc rationalizations with these types. They care about identity and their own power; nothing else.