Justice Samuel Alito said he knows who leaked the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, according to a report from Above the Law. The remark came in a Fox News interview marking the start of the Supreme Court's new term.
The report does not indicate that Alito named the person or provided supporting detail. It frames the comment as a notable moment because the leak investigation concluded without a public identification of the leaker.
The May 2022 leak of the Dobbs draft was an unprecedented breach of Supreme Court confidentiality. Alito's assertion, if accurate, suggests he has information that has not been made public. The source is a single blog post, so there is no independent confirmation of the remark or its context.