Welcome to the news hour. The US Supreme Court handed down two opinions today but has left some of the most politically

fraught cases for the final few days of its term. One of those left undecided for now is focused on abortion and the future of a strict ban in Idaho.

We may have clues about how the justices will decide the case after a document was mistakenly posted to the court website before being removed.

The copy of the yet to be finalized opinion suggests a six to three decision

that would allow hospitals in the state to perform abortions to protect the life of the patient.

But it also leaves the heart of the case unresolved, as the court appears poised to say the plaintiffs lack standing.

John Yang is here now to explain how the mistake to say the plaintiffs lack standing.

John Yang is here now to explain how the mistake happened and what it could mean for the court.

So John, let's start with that.

A document is posted briefly on the website and then removed.

What do we know about what happened?

Well unlike the case that overturned Roe versus Wade two years ago this does not appear

to be a leak.

It appears to be a case of what they call fat thumbs.

Patricia McCabe, the court spokesperson, issued a statement saying the

court's publications unit inadvertently and briefly uploaded a document to the

court's website. The court's opinion in these cases will be issued in due

course. I think got a lot of attention of course because it is about an abortion case in

Idaho a law banning essentially almost all abortions imposing a penalty of up to five years in prison for doctors who perform them.

What did the documents say about the case?

Well, first of all, the caveat, we don't know if this is a final draft.

We don't know how many reiterations there may be before it's formally released.

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