Wisconsin Court Suspends Probe Into Abortion Order Leak

An investigation into the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft order related to abortion rights determined the leak was likely deliberate but did not identify the perpetrator. The draft showed the court would hear a case brought by Planned Parenthood seeking constitutional protection for abortion access, and was published by Wisconsin Watch in June 2024. All seven justices condemned the leak as an unprecedented breach of trust. Investigators interviewed 62 people, reviewed digital records, and found no evidence of an external breach or accidental email. The draft was sent externally three times, including to Justice Ann Walsh Bradley's personal email and a Capitol Police sergeant, but no link to the leak was found. The $165,740 investigation has been suspended pending new information, and oral arguments have not yet been scheduled.