Goldstein: Yielding SCOTUS rulings to draft leak protests sets terrible precedent
Tom Goldstein · E79: Analyzing the leaked draft overturning Roe v. Wade with Amy Howe and Tom Goldstein · May 7, 2022 · at 51:04
Tom Goldstein, publisher of SCOTUSblog, discusses the institutional consequences if Supreme Court justices appear to alter their votes due to public backlash from a leaked draft.
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“Institutionally, that sets an Unbelievably bad precedent if it creates the impression that leaking documents to the public leading to protests causes the Supreme Court to change its mind.”
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