Justice Department Pursues Probe Into Dobbs Draft Leak

The Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation into who leaked a draft of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs opinion, and prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas seeking information from people who worked at the court, according to reports. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is overseeing the inquiry. The department has not publicly confirmed details of the reported investigation. The draft, written by Justice Samuel Alito, was published by Politico on May 2, 2022, nearly two months before the court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The ruling, released June 24, overturned Roe v. Wade and returned authority to regulate abortion to states. Reports say subpoenas have been issued in recent weeks, but do not identify their recipients. Prosecutors have not disclosed whether the investigation has uncovered new evidence, identified a suspect or settled on a possible criminal charge. The Justice Department declined to comment in reports about the inquiry. The investigation follows an internal Supreme Court inquiry ordered by Chief Justice John Roberts after the draft became public. Court investigators interviewed...