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Based on what evidence?

Because he's done it before

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/29/supreme-court-alito-ethics-...

I'm in broad agreement with you, Alito more than likely leaked it himself, which is why no leaker will be found, the justices are above scrutiny. Absent finding another person who we can prove did it, I'll hold on to that idea.

It was to prevent Roberts or Kavanaugh from getting cold feet.

That certainly makes a lot more sense than the "leaked as a distraction against.... unspecified" theory.

I left it unspecified as I thought it was obvious it was to distract from allowing states to make it a crime to terminate a pregnancy in all cases.

If Alito was indeed the leaker, that is an outcome he would cheer for, not one he would try to prevent.

That doesn't make any sense, both are about abortion. Getting people to talk and think about one will naturally draw attention to the other.

> It was to prevent Roberts or Kavanaugh from getting cold feet.

why wouldn't it embolden them to prove the leaker wrong, making the wage of their sin irrelevance? It's just not a strong case. It's as least as likely it leaked from the left to create a political firestorm. We don't know.

it's fine that you have the opinion you do, but to say there is a likelihood from zero evidence is a bit silly.

I couldn’t find any evidence in that article? Just Alito and the Court denying he was responsible?

> The big picture: Rev. Rob Schenck, a former anti-abortion leader, previously told the New York Times that he learned of court's 2014 decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby weeks in advance, prompting a review from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

That's evidence. Testimony is evidence.

An accusation is not proof and to top it off, doesn't prove it was Alito.

Agreed. There is evidence. There is not proof.

Your article states that one person says he did and two people say he did not.

The guy who claimed it is a known liar.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/reverend-who-accused-supreme-c...

While we're worrying about that, the Epoch Times are similarly known liars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times

Did I miss something? The article claims Alito did it, but Alito never admitted it and no investigation came to the conclusion he did.

Historical precedent https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/12/reverend-who-accused-alit...

That’s about someone who had dinner with Alito, and that person claims Alito talked about it at dinner. So secondhand secondhand reporting.

and we know one if them is a liar

https://www.theepochtimes.com/reverend-who-accused-supreme-c...

Gut feelings, what else matters?

My uncle Jim said on facebook that his ex wifes stepson has a friend who works at the supreme court in the parking lot who told him it was definately true.

Good enough for me!

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