A copy of the court’s opinion in a case challenging Idaho’s near-total abortion ban was accidentally uploaded to the website.
A Supreme Court opinion in Moyle v. United States, a case challenging Idaho’s near-total abortion ban, was accidentally uploaded to the court’s website, and the error shows that the justices are poised to rule against the state.
A copy of the court’s decision was erroneously uploaded on Wednesday, showing that the court would allow for emergency abortions in Idaho, according to Bloomberg News. It also showed that justices felt the court intervened too early on and reinstated an order allowing Idaho hospitals to perform abortions in cases where a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch are expected to dissent.
“The Court’s Publications Unit inadvertently and briefly uploaded a document to the Court’s website. The Court’s opinion in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States will be issued in due course”, Patricia McCabe, a spokesperson for the Supreme Court, told the Associated Press Wednesday.
With two opinion days left, the justices have just under a dozen rulings to announce this term, including Moyle.
