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'End Of Roe: A national call-in from WNYC' airs Thursday, May 12

WRVO Public Media

Join Brian Lehrer and guests for a national call-in conversation envisioning America after Roe v Wade. Listen on-air and online on Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m on WRVO Public Media.

The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court pictured in Washington, DC in May 2020. Col. Gail Curley, the current court marshal, has been tasked with investigating the source of the leaked draft opinion.

The Supreme Court marshal leading the leak investigation is a career Army lawyer

Rachel Treisman

Col. Gail Curley, the second woman to hold the position, runs the high court's facilities and is its chief security officer, managing some 260 employees. Now she's also leading a high-profile probe.

TV camera crews station in front of the Supreme Court building on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

What even is a draft opinion? Here's how the Supreme Court's process works

Rachel Treisman

The court says it's routine for justices to circulate draft opinions internally. It's part of a larger procedure that involves deliberating, voting and assigning writers.

Abortion rights and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

The political consequences of the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion on abortion

Domenico Montanaro

The draft — showing the conservative majority ready to overturn Roe v. Wade — will have wide-ranging ramifications, from pressure to end the filibuster to more distrust of the confirmation process.

President Biden speaks to members of the press Tuesday prior to boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Biden says abortion decision would be 'radical' and threaten other rights

Arnie Seipel

Biden says the reasoning in the leaked Supreme Court draft would mean "every other decision related to the notion of privacy is thrown into question," including contraception and gay marriage.

Chief Justice John Roberts sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in 2021.

Chief Justice Roberts calls Roe v. Wade leak a betrayal

Washington desk

Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion published by Politico, though he notes it doesn't represent the court's final position.

A crowd of people gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court early on Tuesday after a draft opinion was leaked indicating the court could strike down Roe v. Wade.

Here's what could happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Joe Hernandez

If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the landmark decision, it will have a major impact in states across the country that have already signaled their intention to further restrict or ban abortion.

People march around the Minnesota Capitol building protesting the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in St. Paul, Minn., in January.

The original Roe v. Wade ruling was leaked, too

Rachel Treisman

Leaks of any kind are rare at the Supreme Court, but in 1973, the original Roe decision was leaked to the press before the court formally announced it. The chief justice was furious.

Live Updates: The Supreme Court says the leaked draft is real; Chief Justice Roberts orders an investigation

NPR News

The 1973 ruling has guaranteed the right to an abortion for nearly 50 years. Now the Supreme Court seems poised to overturn it, according to a leaked draft opinion published last night by Politico but not confirmed by NPR.

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Watch live: President Biden, Vice President Harris, Ketanji Brown Jackson speak after historic Senate confirmation

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President Biden, Vice President Harris and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson are set to deliver remarks on the Senate's historic, bipartisan confirmation of Jackson to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. Watch live at approximately 12:15 p.m. EST on Friday, April 8.