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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lauren Aratani

US supreme court justices use personal emails for work, report says

The US supreme court building.
Some court employees were nervous about confronting justices about using personal emails rather than the more secure method, the report said. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

As the US supreme court continues to investigate how a draft copy of the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that eliminated nationwide abortion rights was leaked last May, one American news outlet’s sources are saying the court has found justices have been slow to take on security protocols, including using secure servers when sending out sensitive information.

A CNN report Saturday quoted multiple anonymous sources who said justices often use personal email accounts to send sensitive materials, despite the court having secure servers meant to handle such correspondences. Some court employees were nervous about confronting justices about using personal emails rather than the more secure method, the CNN report said.

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