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Rachel Treisman

The Supreme Court marshal leading the leak investigation is a career Army lawyer

The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court pictured in Washington, DC in May 2020. Col. Gail Curley, the current court marshal, has been tasked with investigating the source of the leaked draft opinion. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

While the public continues processing the contents of the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court is trying to figure out how it got out in the first place.

Chief Justice John Roberts stressed in a Tuesday statement that the draft opinion does not represent the court's final decision. He called the leak a "betrayal of the confidences of the court" but vowed that its work will not be affected in any way.

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