S. 4455 · 117th Congress · Senate

Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Jun 22, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act of 2022

This bill establishes new federal crimes for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making 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.

A violation is subject to criminal penalties. Additionally, property involved in a violation or attempted violation, or which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation, is subject to civil forfeiture.