Date uploaded: 2022-05-03 20:13:03

A draft opinion by the Supreme Court leaked Monday night, showing the high court may overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion. The leak itself, made public by Politico, is highly unusual: While court deliberations have leaked before, including during President Richard Nixon's administration, the release of a draft opinion is virtually unprecedented. The draft was reportedly circulated in February, about two months after oral arguments concluded in a challenge to Mississippi's 2018 law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The outlet reported a majority of justices supported the draft opinion. "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start," Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the draft. Click the link in our bio for the latest on the leaked Supreme Court draft. 📷: Megan Smith and Jack Gruber, @usatoday; @apnews