it s just his own set ethics on standards. and, if this is going of this is gonna shake the foundations of the court and its perception and its role in politics, his opinion will be more important than anybody else is by a considerable margin. josh goldstein, senior legal affairs reporter for political, you will always be the reporter broke the story. whatever else happens in your life and everything else they ve done in the past, i know this is a really big deal. and i really appreciate you being here tonight with us, thank you. thanks so much, rachel, take care. all right. i will just mention, let me restate what it is that we are talking about here. the reporter you just saw for political, along with his colleague alexander wart, as just broken this remarkable story at political dot com. supreme court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows. the fact that a draft opinion from the united states supreme court is in front of us is itself, as far as we know, an
being here tonight with us, thank you. thanks so much, rachel, take care. all right. i will just mention, let me restate what it is that we are talking about here. the reporter you just saw for political, along with his colleague alexander wart, as just broken this remarkable story at political dot com. supreme court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows. the fact that a draft opinion from the united states supreme court is in front of us is itself, as far as we know, an unprecedented thing. there have been leaks in the past, as justin mentioned, about what s happened during discussions among the justices. about what may or may not have gone down in the room behind where the justices sit on the day s. we re also for the our sketches when we sit down and conference to discuss what happens. we have had descriptions of those discussions in the past. we have never, as far as i know, had a written, in this case, 90
0 from the beginning, proportion s forces have seen this issue is a question of freedom of an individual s choice. the freedom to have an abortion is now legal in every state. and here we, are 49 years later, more than a lifetime ago for many of us. back in december, justice sonia sotomayor asked this, quote, well this institution survived the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and is reading aren t just political acts? i don t know how it will be possible. and cool. an unprecedented leak involving one of the most divisive issues in this country leaving a nation with many with more questions than answers on this unsettling monday night. but as our guest said, for those of you are watching, who are planning, or have appointments for abortion services tomorrow, another those appointments hold, you are safe as of tonight, nothing s changed. i don t that know wish you all a very good and a very safe night. from all of our colleagues from across the