Last night’s leak of a Supreme Court draft majority opinion overturning almost 50 years of abortion rights has drawn reactions from almost anyone on either side with internet access and an ounce of activism. The draft shows Justice Samuel Alito declaring, “We hold thatRoe和凯西must be overruled,” referring to the court’s two landmark cases. The leaked draft doesn’t represent an official decision, and the possibility still exists that justices’ votes could change. But here’s how the day has unfolded since, as everyone from President Biden to various lawmakers and the court itself has reacted to the news.
- 最高法院confirmed the leak今天早上。其声明写道：“昨天的报告中描述的文件是真实的，但并不代表法院的决定或任何成员在案件中的最终立场。”
- 这draft’s majority vote includes five justices—Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. But a final opinion isn’t expected until late June. Meanwhile, the nine members (and any language found in the opinion) could change before then.
- 我们可能要几个月才知道泄露的意见是否代表了法院的最终立场，或者只是早期的谈判。
- 这case itself—Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—involves Mississippi’s sole remaining abortion clinicchallenging the constitutionalityof a state law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. The lower courts ruled in favor of the clinic, de facto upholdingRoe. As currently written, this ruling would remand “authority to regulate abortion” to state governments. Twenty-six statesare set to definitely or likely ban abortionif the Supreme Court overturnedRoe.
- Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement this morning calling the leak a “singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here.” He said he’s asked the Marshal of the Court to investigate.
- 争论已经过去了whichpoliticalcamptheleaker属于to. But several Republicans are already on the record advocating for the harshest possible punishment. Senator Ted Cruzhas saidhe wants the responsible party to be “fired, prosecuted, and [have] to serve real jail time.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s陈述blames the leak on “the radical left,” and argues “the Chief Justice must get to the bottom of it and the Department of Justice must pursue criminal charges if applicable.”
- 但是，拥有更多法律专业知识的人正在辩论是否漏洞构成犯罪，即使这是明显的道德规范。共识出现tobethat it was probably not a violation of the law.
- President Biden(whose office said he, too, learned of the leak fromPolitico)issued a statement首先承认白宫甚至不确定“这份草稿是否真实。”但是随后，他加入了其他顶级民主党人，呼吁国会通过联邦堕胎权来做出回应。参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默（Chuck Schumer）对此立法的投票不是抽象的练习，这是紧迫和真实的。”说今天早上。
- 但是，在这个关头，这一投票将在很大程度上是象征性的。尽管民主党人确实控制了参议院，但有50个席位，这意味着他们不能集结60票的超级婚姻来克服fillib派。
- This fact sparked new calls today fromBernie Sanders和others to end the Senate’s filibuster instead. Yet Democrats don’t have the votes for that, either. Senators Joe Manchin and Arizona Kyrsten Sinema—the party’s two most-centrist members—oppose altering the filibuster rules unless it’s with bipartisan support. Manchin wouldn’t discuss the SCOTUS leak today, but would address keeping the filibuster in place: “The filibuster is the only protection we have in democracy,” hetold the press. “We’ve protected women’s rights with the filibuster.”
- 商业领袖也很缓慢地发表意见，也许意识到这一泄漏的决定还不代表解决方案。到目前为止发表声明的最明显的高管是Sheryl Sandberg，他今天下午在Facebook上写：“这对我们全国各地的妇女来说是可怕的一天。”
- Journalists atPoliticohave reportedly been toldto be cautious about who enters their D.C. building, and to consider removing items that identify them asPoliticoemployees from the office.
- 同时，随着抗议者溢出到华盛顿，安全正在加剧。国会大厦警察，华盛顿警察局和最高法院警察都说他们正在增加存在。这Washington Postreportsthat D.C. police’s Civil Disturbance Unit has been activated. Protesters started gathering at the Supreme Court last night, and demonstrations at the building’s steps are likely to continue in the days ahead.