How An Overlooked Justice Undid Roe v. Wade

April 25, 2026

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Molly Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist, discusses her new book on Justice Samuel Alito in this Morning Wire interview. She highlights behind-the-scenes tensions around the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, and argues Alito's overlooked role as a pragmatic conservative originalist has been essential to the Court's recent shifts.

The Dobbs Leak and Delayed Dissent

The Dobbs draft majority opinion circulated among justices by early February 2022. On May 2, Politico published a full draft leak—the first such complete disclosure of a decision in U.S. history—triggering threats against conservative justices who supported overturning Roe. Justices faced daily home threats, required bulletproof vests and secure locations, and endured an assassination attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Molly Hemingway**
2 (03:26) **Surprising Revelation from Book Research**
3 (04:24) **Details on Slow-Walking the Dobbs Dissent**
4 (05:51) **Historical Supreme Court Leaks**
5 (06:53) **Ongoing Slow-Walking by Liberals**
6 (08:04) **Alito's Overlooked Importance**
7 (09:48) **Why Thomas Assigned Alito Dobbs Opinion**

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Show Notes

Morning Wire speaks with Mollie Hemingway about her new book on Samuel Alito, unpacking what happened inside the Supreme Court after the leaked draft that overturned Roe v. Wade. She describes the chaos following the leak, including security threats, internal conflict among justices, and claims that the court’s liberal wing delayed the ruling, while explaining how Alito held the majority together to deliver the decision. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.
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