This Isn't The First Supreme Court Decision On Abortion To Be Leaked

Here we are... again.

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

What late attorney — then a Supreme Court clerk — leaked a copy of the Roe v. Wade decision to a Time magazine reporter? (Unlike the Dobbs leak, this was the final version of the decision that was given to a reporter on background. However, due to a delay in the ruling, the article published the opinion a few hours before the decision was formally read by the Court.)

Hint: The attorney clerked for Justice Lewis Powell, and was reportedly instrumental in getting the justice to adopt the viability standard that defined the Roe jurisprudence.

See the answer on the next page.

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