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states. it is important to be clear this is a draft opinion that was leaked. an official ruling likely would not be published until next month, until june. the language could change. this was written by justice samuel alito, circulated among justices in february. the opinion, likely has the support of four other conservative justices including thomas gorsuch, kavanaugh and amy coney barrett. we realize this is one of the most sensitive issues in our country s politics. many of you watching have strong opinions on this and perhaps personal experience as well as we cover this story today and going forward we will do our best to be sensitive to those points of view and have discussions that are respectful of them. we ll have much more on this story throughout the hour. plus, we are also following developments today out of ukraine. right now the mayor of mariupol says that a convoy filled with evacuees from that steel plant is making its way now to zaporizhzhia. this as ....
he writes in part, quote, the constitution makes no reference to abortion and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision. roe was egregiously wrong from the start. it is time to heed the constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people s elected representatives. let s begin this morning with cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider. she is outside the supreme court. so far the supreme court predictably quiet on this leak. do you expect any comment on this? reporter: it remains to be seen, jim. i was immediately in touch with the court when this news broke last night. there was a simple and strict no comment. it will be interesting to see if they changed their tune. you know, we were outside chief justice john roberts house this morning. our producer, nicki robertson shouted two questions at him, asked about the leak itself, asked if there would be any investigation about this leak. the chief justice not responding in any kind. ....
in the west. plus, american journalist austin tice held captive in syria for almost ten years now. his parents will join us to tell us what they just told president biden. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead and the seismic health, political, and legal news. a document obtained by politico and confirmed as authentic by the u.s. supreme court reveals that the highest court in the land appears poised to overturn roe v. wade. nearly 50 years after that case legalized abortion in the united states. in this draft opinion, five conservative justices, samuel alito, clarence thomas, neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett argue in favor of overturning roe v. wade s holding of a woman s federal constitutional right to an abortion. the u.s. supreme court underlined in a statement today that this document is not a final decision by the court or a final position by any justice. it was circulated amongst the court at the beg ....
decisions relating to your private life, who you marry, whether or not you decide to conceive a child or not, whether or not you can have an abortion, a range of other decisions, how you raise your child, what does this do? does this mean that in florida, they can decide they re going to pass a law saying that same-sex marriage is not permissible, against the law in florida? there s a it s a fundamental shift in american jurisprudence. politico obtained and published a leaked draft opinion written by conservative justice samuel alito. now, the opinion would eliminate the constitutionally protected right to abortion. alito writes this in part. the constitution makes no reference to abortion and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision. roe was egregiously wrong from the start. the supreme court chief justice john roberts confirmed the leaked draft is authentic but he cautioned that it is not final. roberts slammed the leak as a betrayal a ....
congress to take action without republican support. we have fox team coverage on the breaking news this morning. brooke is standing by with the blowback. carley: we began with doug in washington. good morning, this is a leak the likes of which may be unprecedented for the supreme court. there have been protest for and against outside the court pretty much all night long. we may see this and probably will see this gather steam through the morning. this draft majority opinion obtained by political could always change because it is a draft, but for now the wording is very clear. just a samuel alito referring to 1973 decision roe vs. wade, roe was egregiously wrong from the start. the reasoning is exceptionally weak and the decision has had damaging consequences. far from bringing about national settlement of the abortion issue, roe versus casey with a debate and deepen division. the reaction has been swift from both sides of the debate. this is bittersweet. on the on ....