The Dobbs Leak
Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture
The Heritage Foundation
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🗓️ 6 May 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
This week saw the biggest leak in Supreme Court history: a leaked opinion. And not just any opinion, but an early draft of a purported majority decision in the Dobbs case, which would, if issued, overrule Roe v. Wade and return abortion policy to the people of each state. Zack and GianCarlo chat about the leak, what it means for the Court, and what ought to happen to the leaker. They also discuss all the other news that was drowned out by the leak including the memorial service for Justice John Paul Stevens and a major First Amendment opinion issued this week. GianCarlo then interviews Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and they talk about her career and her legal strategy in Dobbs. Finally, Zack quizzes GianCarlo about Justice Stevens' life and career.
Here's a link to Zack and John Malcolm's article about whether the leaker can be criminally prosecuted.
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| 0:00.0 | Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm John Carlo Canoparo. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm Zach Smith. |
| 0:09.0 | And welcome to SCOTUS 101, where we break down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and other things related to our favorite branch of government. |
| 0:21.0 | Welcome back to another week of SCOTUS 101. |
| 0:23.9 | We've got a lot to cover this week, and we'll get to what I'm sure is on everyone's mind, |
| 0:28.3 | the leak of the draft Dobbs opinion in just a minute. |
| 0:32.0 | But first, G.C., can you tell us about any new grants or other orders? |
| 0:35.5 | You bet. |
| 0:36.2 | But before I do that, I wanted to pause to note |
| 0:38.9 | a bit of Supreme Court news that got lost in the drama of the week. The court held a long overdue |
| 0:44.3 | memorial service for the late Justice John Paul Stevens, who died in 2019. The memorial service was |
| 0:50.7 | postponed due to the pandemic, but it was good that they finally held in. |
| 0:54.8 | Absolutely. |
| 0:55.9 | So, we'll turn to grants. We have three this week. The first was in Health and Hospital Corporation |
| 1:01.7 | versus Talevsky. The court will decide whether state-owned nursing homes can face private |
| 1:07.6 | lawsuits for allegedly violating Medicare and Medicaid rules. |
| 1:11.4 | The second was Barton Wifer v. Buckley, where the court will decide whether a bankruptcy |
| 1:16.3 | debtor can be liable for someone else's fraud, even if she was not aware of it. The facts of the |
| 1:22.1 | case are interesting. So a couple husband and wife sold a home, and the husband, without his |
| 1:27.0 | wife's knowledge, made false statements to the buyer. |
| 1:30.6 | The buyer later sued and then got a judgment. |
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