POLITICO Named Pulitzer Finalist for Supreme Court Coverage
The Pulitzer Prizes are considered the most prestigious awards in American journalism, recognizing work in 15 journalistic categories. POLITICO was the first to report on a draft Supreme Court opinion that would mark a complete repudiation of the 1973 decision guaranteeing federal constitutional protection of the right to abortion. Chief Justice John Roberts called the unauthorized release of the draft opinion "a singular and egregious violation" of the court's trust. No draft decision in the court's modern history has been made public while a case was still pending. In January, the Supreme Court released the results of an internal investigation…
