Last night an unprecedented leak revealed an unprecedented bombshell.

Most courts are rather tight-lipped about cases that have been heard but not decided.  Judges and the support staff that works for them understand that, for multiple reasons, they should not talk about a decision until it is officially released.

Now, no system is perfect, and periodically, there are leaks about the internal operations of the court.  But, to the best of my knowledge, there has never been a leak of a draft opinion prior to the official release of the official opinion. Continue Reading...