SCOTUS faced an unprecedented breach of trust one year ago when a leaked draft opinion signaling the overturning of Roe v. Wade was published, an incident that continues to test the institution's foundation of trust and credibility.
Last year on the evening of May 2, protesters amassed outside the Supreme Court almost as soon as Politico published the draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, signaling a majority of the justices were handing power back to states on abortion restrictions. The demonstrations, animosity, and threats the justices endured since that day, coupled with the June 24 official release of the opinion, are unlike anything the highest court in the land has ever seen.
“It was a part of an effort to prevent the Dobbs draft ... from becoming the decision of the court. And that’s how it was used for those six weeks by people on the outside — as part of the campaign to try to intimidate the court," Alito said. “The chief justice should call in the FBI to assist with the investigation,” Cruz added. “The marshals’ office conducted the investigation. The marshals’ office are very good people, but they don’t have the equipment. They don’t have the experience in forensic investigations. The FBI does."
While the Supreme Court sought to investigate the egregious breach of trust, several reports emerged in the ensuing months that have further cast doubt on the observance of ethics in the high court. It was later revealed in January that the high court failed to disclose it had contracted the Chertoff Group for security assessments and consultation related to pandemic protocols at the high court in years past, amounting to nearly $1 million in services.
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