Talk:List of United States Supreme Court leaks

Potential sources

 * https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/05/the-biggest-leak-in-supreme-court-history/

Legoktm (talk) 04:21, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Another leak from :

But as of last week, the five-member majority to strike Roe remains intact, according to three conservatives close to the court who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

--MZMcBride (talk) 16:41, 8 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't think that's a new leak, it's more a confirmation of what Politico said in the original story: "A person familiar with the court’s deliberations said that four of the other Republican-appointed justices — Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — had voted with Alito in the conference held among the justices after hearing oral arguments in December, and that line-up remains unchanged as of this week."
 * In any case, I've added that into the article. Legoktm (talk) 05:05, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * h/t to MZ, https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1523367834444722177 counts the leaks in a different way, which might be a better way to structure it in the article. Legoktm (talk) 07:28, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Found these four:
 * Law Clerks and Their Influence at the US Supreme Court: Comments on Recent Works by Peppers and Ward
 * Temple of Silence (article is reviewed here)
 * (see page 6)
 * (see page 20)--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 21:40, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * New leak via Politico again: Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe is still the only one circulated inside Supreme Court. Legoktm (talk) 21:51, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Breyer's accidental leak

 * https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/02/23/justice-breyer-may-have-accidentally-given-away-supreme-court-ruling-that-hasnt-come-out-yet/?sh=29e0d996476a
 * https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-draft-opinion-00029475 (at the very bottom)

Legoktm (talk) 05:19, 5 May 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅ Legoktm (talk) 06:10, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Should this be a list?
@MZMcBride and I have been discussing whether a list is the ideal format for this content, vs something like Cameras in the Supreme Court of the United States. A slightly broader article could focus on Confidentiality or Secrecy within the Court, incorporating content from Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States. And then leaks could be organized by type, like if it was about deliberations, the decision, or a full opinion. Thoughts? Legoktm (talk) 05:47, 6 May 2022 (UTC)


 * From AP: For Supreme Court justices, secrecy is part of the job. Legoktm (talk) 05:32, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Pentagon Papers case leak
Per https://twitter.com/trevortimm/status/1521481962288041985 - CBS News knew of Douglas's vote in the Pentagon Papers case ahead of the decision being released. I have a COI with the source and would appreciate someone else adding it. Legoktm (talk) 06:00, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Clarity needed

 * How was Hammond determined to be the leaker?
 * Was he indicted by an in-house investigation or did he self-incriminate or did someone from Time out him?


 * Why is the reporter's disclosure (2022) positioned before the resignation-drama?
 * Is this the first time, Hammond's involvement is being disclosed by the reporter? [Otherwise, the focus on 2022 does not make sense.] That is, conditional to the answer of the first question, did the writer (of our article) intend to impress upon a reader that the in-house investigation was indeed successful? [Such be the case, the line needs to be shifted.] TrangaBellam (talk) 17:56, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @TrangaBellam: thanks for the feedback, I've reorganized and added more context to that paragraph that hopefully explains what happened and the chronology better. I think the lack of clarity was probably me trying to be overly brief when I initially wrote it. If that doesn't fully address your concerns, please let me know! Legoktm (talk) 05:26, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Ten years ago: 2012 source about SCOTUS leaks
Here: [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/07/the-supreme-court-leaking-john-roberts-decision-to-change-his-mind-on-health-care-should-not-come-as-such-a-surprise.html The Supreme Court Leaks: The high court has a long and storied history of dishing on itself. By Jonathan Peters. July 06, 2012]. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 03:53, 16 May 2022 (UTC)


 * That is ref #8 already :) Legoktm (talk) 05:26, 16 May 2022 (UTC)