Justice Department opens criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of the Supreme Court draft Dobbs opinion.
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the May 2022 leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to people who worked at the court at the time, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is overseeing the inquiry. No suspect has been publicly identified, and the court's earlier internal investigation failed to determine who disclosed the draft.
14
Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 1 bias group.
3 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Daily Wire
Washington Examiner
Newsmax
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Daily Wire
DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs Leak
Detailed narrative with conservative suspicions and threats context · neutral
Washington Examiner
Pirro’s office leading criminal investigation into Supreme Court Dobbs leak
Process-focused, emphasizes Pirro and prosecutorial mechanics · neutral
First to report
- Daily Wirefirst
- Newsmax+4.2 h
- Washington Examiner+6.0 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
All three relay the same probe, but the right-leaning outlets add Alito's suspicions and the failed internal inquiry, while Newsmax runs only a bare headline link with no detail.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs Leak”
“Pirro’s office leading criminal investigation into Supreme Court Dobbs leak”
“DOJ Probing Leak of High Court's Abortion Rights Draft - Newsmax”
7 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
All7Claimed2Corroborated5
2/3
Claimed
It remains unclear what criminal statute prosecutors believe was violated or whether they have identified a suspect.
Corroborated
Disputed
6 more tracked claimsSign up free to see the full ledger