Two years ago today, Politico published the bombshell leak heard around the world—Justice Samuel Alito's 98-page majority draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.

In this flashback episode, Jess and Imani react the following afternoon to the absolute sucker punch.

For more coverage of the leaked opinion, check out our next episode, "Processing the Fallout of the Supreme Court Leak."

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