before. we are told that some clerks are so alarmed, they re exploring seeking counsel. let s bring in cnn s joan biscupic with the exclusive reporting. joan, tell us what you re learning. sure. first of all, remember, this is the most important case of this term, in many years, potential to roll back a half century of abortion rights, privacy rights. midway through negotiations of this case a draft document was leaked, as we all know, it was leaked from last february. so not only did the public see where the court was headed to roll back roe v. wade but seriously disrupted negotiations in terms of justice where is they were going to head by june. chief justice john roberts launched an unprecedented investigation four weeks ago today. apparently that has made absolutely insufficient progress, i would say. and they have taken this new step to have clerks sign affidavits. i m not sure exactly of the wording. but there would be denial of any responsibility. and also starting
the assignment which, you know, they re trying to get this right. this could take a while. chloe, we talked a lot about this. this case is actually important for people to see because it shines a light on violent and toxic relationships but something odd has happened here also which does seem to be a papalable public support for johnny depp, in the courtroom, social media and elsewhere. how do you see this playing out outside of the court of public opinion? well, okay. this is above anything else i ve ever experienced in my court of journalist in 14 years. the age of social media and tiktok. when it comes to the court of public opinion, it s heavy tipped in depp s favor. he has so many movies. and people are unfortunately having fun with things that are distracting. whether johnny depp s outfits. demeanor, the jelly beans on the table. him coloring and being harsh on amber. i did a piece over the weekend for cnn that i spoke to casting