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Justice Department pursuing investigation in 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling leak: sources

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Killough, K. (2026, November 5). Justice Department pursuing investigation in 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling leak: sources. Just The News. https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/justice-department-pursuing-investigation-2022-supreme-court-abortion-ruling?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators

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Just The News · collected 2026-11-06 · by Kevin Killough

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The Justice Department is investigating how a draft of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning abortion rights was leaked to Politico two months before its official release. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is leading the investigation, which includes sending grand jury subpoenas and seeking information from former court employees. The leak has raised concerns about institutional secrecy and oversight, though it remains unclear whether new evidence or relevant laws have been identified in the probe.
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Story summary

As of November 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation into the leak of the Supreme Court's draft decision that overturned abortion rights in *Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization* in 2022. The leak occurred about two months before the official ruling was released when someone provided a copy to Politico, an unprecedented breach of the traditionally secretive institution. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office is leading the probe, with prosecutors issuing grand jury subpoenas and requesting information from people who worked at the court during the time of the leak. The investigation has intensified recently, despite the Supreme Court’s own internal inquiry failing to identify the leaker in 2023.

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Kevin Killough
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Topics

Justice Department Politico Supreme Court The Justice Department the Supreme Court's

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Donald Trump PERSON · 2× Jeanine Pirro PERSON · 1× Justice Department ORG · 1× Politico ORG · 1× Supreme Court ORG · 1× The Justice Department ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the New York Times ORG · 1× the Supreme Court's ORG · 1×

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In recent weeks, the investigation has kicked into high gear as prosecutors sent grand jury subpoenas for testimony and sought information from people who worked at the court at the time of the leaks, the New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
🔮 It's not clear if the investigation has developed new evidence pointing to the source of the leak, or what laws prosecutors believe may have been broken as a result.
2026-11-06 · Just The News
Justice Department pursuing investigation in 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling leak: sources · assertive framing
2026-11-06 · Just The News
Justice Department pursuing investigation in 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling leak: sources · assertive framing

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Justice Department pursuing investigation in 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling leak: sources asserted
Department → pursue → sources
Some conservatives believe the source of the leak was an abortion-rights supporter who was hoping to derail the ruling, a theory President Donald Trump has voiced. asserted
Trump → believe → ruling
The Justice Department is reportedly pursuing a criminal investigation into how the Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning the right to abortion was leaked to the press. uncertain
decision → pursue → press
Two months before the high court released the decision, someone provided a draft of the ruling to Politico. asserted
someone → release → Politico
The leak was an unprecedented breach of the institution, which has operated in secrecy and resisted oversight from other branches of government. asserted
which → operate → government
In recent weeks, the investigation has kicked into high gear as prosecutors sent grand jury subpoenas for testimony and sought information from people who worked at the court at the time of the leaks, the New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources. asserted
Times → kick → sources
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, is overseeing the investigation, and she has assigned one of her top lieutenants to the investigation, along with several career prosecutors. asserted
she → oversee → prosecutors
It's not clear if the investigation has developed new evidence pointing to the source of the leak, or what laws prosecutors believe may have been broken as a result. uncertain
prosecutors → develop → result
Potentially relevant laws have five-year statutes of limitations that would expire this spring. asserted
that → have → limitations
Some conservatives believe the source of the leak was an abortion-rights supporter who was hoping to derail the ruling, a theory President Donald Trump has voiced. asserted
Trump → believe → ruling
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