Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion Signals Court May Overturn Roe v. Wade

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🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday night indicates the majority of the Court would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. In the document written by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and joined by the majority of the Court, Alito called Roe wrongly decided and suggested that the issue of abortion should be left to politicians, not courts. If the final opinion follows the logic of the draft, it would represent a fundamental shift in the law and politics around reproductive rights. And while draft opinions are commonly circulated by the justices, the leak of a draft is unprecedented in modern Supreme Court history and raises questions about the operation of the Court itself. We’ll talk about the leak, the draft opinion, and what lies ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.0	A political and legal earthquake rumbled through Washington last night, sending aftershocks across the nation.
0:53.7	After a leaked draft opinion showed the U.S. Supreme Courtshocks across the nation. After a leaked draft opinion
0:55.3	showed the U.S. Supreme Court ready to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision.
1:00.9	The explosive 98-page draft written by Justice Samuel Alito and tentatively signed onto by four
1:06.9	other conservative justices was published online by Politico.
1:11.4	The stunning turn of events has set off a torrent of reaction
1:14.5	with Democratic leaders from coast to coast blasting the court
1:18.1	and demonstrators for and against abortion taking to the streets.
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