Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and 18 other Republicans on May 3 urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to order an investigation into the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion—believed to be the first leak of its kind in history.
The leak appears to be aimed at “foment[ing] discord and upheaval, potentially pressuring justices to reconsider their votes through threats or intimidation,” the Republicans wrote to Garland.
