After nearly a year of investigation into the Dobbs leak, the Supreme Court has finally made an announcement about the investigation.
Yep, nearly a year later and the Supreme Court is giving us a shrug and saying, "Oh well."
They just gave up.
From Fox:
An investigation by the U.S. Supreme Court has failed to identify the culprit who leaked a draft Court decision that signaled the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling the legalized abortion at the federal level...
Investigators interviewed more than 120 interviews of nearly 100 employees — all of whom denied disclosing the opinion, the court said.
Well, they all denied it. So I guess that's that.
What a joke.
Sources told Fox News over the summer that the initial focus was on some three dozen law clerks who work directly with the justices. Those clerks were asked to turn over their phones.
Per the Marshal's report, the investigation team has been "unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence."
"The investigation has determined that is unlikely that the Court's information technology (IT) systems were improperly accessed by a person outside the Court," the report says. "After examining the Court's computer devices, networks, printers, and available call and text logs, investigators have found no forensic evidence who disclosed the draft opinion."
So, it wasn't anyone outside the court. There's only about 100 people it could possibly be. But they just gave up.
"The Court investigators will continue following up on leads if more information is learned," said Michael Chertoff, former DHS secretary and a former federal appeals judge brought on by Roberts as a consultant on the court's internal investigative methods. "In the meantime, the Court has already taken steps to increase security and tighten controls regarding the handling of sensitive documents.
"Most significantly, the Chief Justice has also directed a comprehensive review of the Court's information and document security protocols to mitigate the risk of future incidents."
