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Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act of 2025
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill creates a new federal criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of confidential Supreme Court information by officers and employees of the Court. The bill defines confidential information to include internal notes, communications between justices, draft and final opinions not yet released, and personal information about justices. Violations carry criminal penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment and fines, or for disclosure of internal notes specifically, a fine of $10,000.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
- GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
- WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
- OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
- RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 26, 2025
Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF SUPREME COURT DELIBERATIONS.
(a) In General.—Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 1522. Obstruction of Supreme Court deliberations
“(a) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘confidential information’ includes—
“(1) internal notes taken by an employee of the Supreme Court of the United States on cases heard by the Supreme Court;
“(2) any communication between the Chief Justice of the United States or an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and an employee or officer of the Supreme Court;
“(3) a communication between officers and employees of the Supreme Court of the United States on a matter pending before the Supreme Court;
“(4) a draft opinion or a final opinion prior to the date on which such opinion is released to the public;
“(5) personal information of the Chief Justice of the United States or an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States that is not otherwise legally available to the public; and
“(6) any other information designated to be confidential by the Chief Justice of the United States prior to the date on which a violation of subsection (b) occurs.
“(b) Prohibition.—It shall be unlawful for any person, while serving as an officer or employee of the Supreme Court, to knowingly publish, divulge, disclose, or make known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee.
“(c) Criminal Penalties.—
“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), any individual who violates, or conspires to violate, subsection
(b) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under this title.
“(2) Internal notes.—Any individual who violates, or conspires to violate, subsection (a) with confidential information described in subsection (a)(1) shall be fined $10,000.”.
(b) Criminal Forfeiture.—Section 982(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “1029, or 1030” and inserting “1029, 1030, or 1522”.
(c) Table of Contents.—The table of sections for chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“1522. Obstruction of Supreme Court deliberations.”. <all>
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