The Supreme Court stated that the leaked draft did not represent the final position of any justice on the issues in the case.
Sources
- Press Releases - pr_05-03-22 (supremecourt.gov)
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion.html (nytimes.com)
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/03/1096265780/supreme-court-abortion-draft-leaked (npr.org)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/03/supreme-court-abortion-opinion-leak/ (washingtonpost.com)
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