A leaked draft of the US Supreme Court opinion published Monday by POLITICO shows that the justices voted to overturn the landmark abortion rights case, Roe v. Wade. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement Tuesday pledging to investigate the leak: The Court’s confidences were intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed. The work of the Court will not be affected in any way. We at the Court are fortunate to have a workforce, both permanent employees and paralegals, intensely loyal to the institution and dedicated to the rule of law. Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the court process and upholding the trust of the court. This was a singular and egregious violation of that trust which is an affront to the Court and to the community of public servants who work here. I’ve ordered the court bailiff to launch an investigation into the source of the leak. While the court noted in a press release that the leaked document “does not represent a decision of the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case,” the court appears poised to overrule Roe. The draft opinion was written by Judge Samuel Alito in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which Mississippi is pressing judges to declare that there is no constitutional right to abortion. The court normally circulates draft opinions among the judges, and the wording, or even the judges’ votes, may change. A final decision in this case is expected by the end of June.