“There has never been a leak anything like this” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “There’s never been a leak of a vote — much less an actual opinion, much less in a case of this significance.”
Jeffrey Toobin
Chief legal analyst for CNN. Claim dated 2 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
Experts said the public release of a draft majority opinion is unprecedented. Supreme Court leaks happen rarely, but there are times when votes and decisions have been leaked before rulings are publicly announced.
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In short
Jeffrey Toobin (Chief legal analyst for CNN) made this claim around 2 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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