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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel

U.S. Supreme Court report fails to identify abortion ruling leak culprit

A U.S. Supreme Court report on the May 2022 leak of a draft version of the court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is seen announcing that the Court's investigation has been "unable to identify a person" who was responsible for the disclosure in Washington, U.S. January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

The U.S. Supreme Court after an eight-month investigation failed on Thursday to identify who leaked a draft of its blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized abortion nationwide though the probe revealed multiple holes in security measures at America's top judicial body.

The leak - with the news outlet Politico publishing the draft ruling on May 2 - prompted an internal crisis at the court, ignited a political firestorm and prompted rallies by abortion rights supporters at the courthouse, outside the homes of some of the nine justices and around the country.

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