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PoliticAverse

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2. Ashton Fox Embry who leaked a Supreme Court decision was indicted...

Reply to fescuerescue (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2022, 06:01 PM

May 2022

to deprive the United States of its lawful right and duty of promulgating information in the way and at the time required by law and at departmental regulation.

See:
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/clerk-thief-his-life-baker-visiting-judge-tells-story-1919-supreme-court-leak
https://calapplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2019.02.25-Appellate-Zealots-BF-on-Selling-secrets-The-disturbing-tale-of-Supreme-Court-clerk-Ashton-Embry.pdf

Realistically, the only punishment the current leaker likely faces is being fired.

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Were any laws broken by releasing the SC decision early? [View all] fescuerescue May 2022 OP

No. J_William_Ryan May 2022 #1

Ashton Fox Embry who leaked a Supreme Court decision was indicted... PoliticAverse May 2022 #2

Thanks. I hadn't heard of this one. fescuerescue May 2022 #4

Very different situation having to do with using inside court information Ocelot II May 2022 #6

The law he was indicted on did not involve financial gain. PoliticAverse May 2022 #8

They're a federal employee so termination is highly unlikely. gldstwmn May 2022 #16

If the leaker is a Supreme Court clerk they'd be "gone in 20 seconds"... n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #17

Yes, gone. But no laws were broken. PSPS May 2022 #18

Have you ever tried to fire a federal employee? gldstwmn May 2022 #23

I was not assuming, which is why I wrote "if"...... PoliticAverse May 2022 #24

Well, They Want RobinA May 2022 #26

I don't think so Tickle May 2022 #3

I doubt they'd be disbarred. Very few attorneys are. nt Phoenix61 May 2022 #19

Got to keep our eye on the ball here. pwb May 2022 #5

Indeed. n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #9

The leaker is a hero and needs to be helped or protected if possible ZonkerHarris May 2022 #10

If the leaker is pro-choice they'll be treated as a hero by those that agree and PoliticAverse May 2022 #11

I'd love to handle their book and movie deal. ZonkerHarris May 2022 #12

I'm curious if you know offhand what type of advance people in similar situations have gotten. n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #14

Not necessarily. There is speculation that the leaker came from the anti-Roe bloc Ocelot II May 2022 #13

interesting theory. If so then it feels like a fire you start to put out another fire but gets ZonkerHarris May 2022 #15

Most of us are capable of maintaining more than one thought throughout the day fescuerescue May 2022 #25

Zero chance of that. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2022 #7

What we know about the investigation into the Supreme Court leak-What Crime is at play LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #20

Maybe none. But see this: onenote May 2022 #21

Potentally 18 U.S. Code § 641 - Public money, property or records brooklynite May 2022 #22