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How the leaked Roe v. Wade opinion may damage the Supreme Court

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The U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
The U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

The leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has shaken the public's confidence in the Supreme Court as a non-political institution.

Here & Now's Jane Clayson speaks with legal scholar Louis Virelli, professor of law at Stetson University, about how this opinion and the way it was leaked will damage the court.

This segment aired on May 4, 2022.

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