out in the public. how is this to the court s reputation? it s shattering particularly for the justices themselves because as the court confirmed today it wasn t a final draft. what usually happens is that it s circulated through different chambers. one justice can say add this, subtract this, you can have my vote. this really is a breach of public trust and will have big implications. when you think of the draft opinion itself, it s really the worst-case scenario for supporters of abortion rights because remember in oral arguments they knew things were bad, but they really thought chief justice jon roberts had floated a middle ground. he was saying something like let s keep this law but also keep this on the book. and they came out of it feeling he might attract someone else, but that is not what just alito did at all.