May 16, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Ketanji Brown Jackson: Abortion leak "such a departure from normal order"

Ivana Saric

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during an event — Justice-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during an event celebrating her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House on April 8. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Justice-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson, confirmed to the Supreme Court last month, called the leak of a court draft decision "such a departure from normal order," during an interview with the Washington Post published on Monday.

Driving the news: The leak revealed that the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would make abortion immediately illegal in at least 13 states.

What they're saying: "Everybody who is familiar with the court and the way in which it works was shocked by that. Such a departure from normal order," Jackson said of the leak.

Jackson said she couldn't answer as to whether the draft's leak was a "good thing or a bad thing," and declined to comment when asked her view on protesters gathering outside of justices' homes.

The big picture: Other members of the high court have spoken out about the unprecedented leak.

Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday called the leak "tremendously bad" and said it damaged the public's trust in the court.
Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this month called the leak "absolutely appalling" but stressed it would not affect the court's work.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson: Abortion leak "such a departure from normal order"

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