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Supreme Court marshal says justices, spouses weren’t responsible for leak of abortion ruling

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Supreme Court justices cooperated in the investigation of who leaked a draft opinion to the news media last year and were cleared as potential perpetrators, said Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. Curley.

Ms. Curley said she did not believe the justices or their spouses were implicated in the unprecedented breach that previewed the high court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade abortion protections and ignited threats and other pressure to sway the justices.

“During the course of the investigation, I spoke with each of the Justices, several on multiple occasions. The Justices actively cooperated in this iterative process, asking questions and answering mine,” Ms.