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Professor Barry McDonald Interviewed on Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court Draft Opinion - World Radio

Professor Barry P. McDonald was interviewed on the World Radio program "The World and Everything in It" regarding the Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The podcast addressed the effects and impact of the leaked document. Professor McDonald is a former law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist and a recognized scholar in constitutional and First Amendment law.

Excerpt from "The World and Everything in It" 

REICHARD: Well, let’s start with the leak of this draft.  How does something like this happen?

MCDONALD: That’s a good question because it really hasn’t happened that I know of before, where a draft of an opinion was leaked, at least in modern times.  But it's an egregious violation of the duties of confidentiality that surround both law clerks and regular employees at the Supreme Court.

A transcript and recording of the program may be found at World News Group