[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 81 (Thursday, May 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4900-H4901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LEAK AT THE SUPREME COURT

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, the leak of Associate Justice Alito's draft 
opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson was clearly illegal. That is why more than 
20 Republican Members of the House joined me in calling on Attorney 
General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Wray to open a criminal 
investigation into a potential violation of U.S. law.
  Title 18 United States Code Section 2071 states in part: A person who 
willfully carries away any document filed or deposited with any clerk 
or officer of any court shall be fined or imprisoned or both.
  Anyone trying to criminally undermine the division of power in our 
government should be held accountable to the full extent of the law, 
especially as the leak is already proving to be dangerous as Justices 
are facing harassment outside their homes.
  Our country is built on the fundamental respect for law and order. It 
is clear to me and my Republican colleagues that the law was clearly 
violated.

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