,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to provide for penalties for the 
unauthorized disclosure of confidential 
information by officers or employees of 
the ,supreme ,court1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop ,supreme      
,court ,leakers ,act of #bjbb4  #b4     
,obstruction of ,supreme ,court         
deliberations  7a7 ,in general ,chapter 
#gc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #aebb4          
,obstruction of ,supreme ,court         
deliberations  7a7 ,definition ,in this 
section1 the term confidential          
information includes-- 7#a7 internal    

notes on cases heard by the ,supreme    
,court of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 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 on a  
matter pending before the ,supreme      
,court2  7#c7 a communication between   
officers and employees of the ,supreme  
,court of the ,united ,states on a      
matter pending before the ,supreme      
,court2  7#d7 a draft opinion or a final
 opinion prior to the date on which such
 opinion is released to the public2     
7#e7 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      
public2 and  7#f7 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 7b7 occurs4  7b7          

,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful for  
any person1 while serving as an officer 
or employee of the ,supreme ,court1 to  
knowingly publish1 divulge1 disclose1 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 employee4  7c7 ,criminal     
penalties  7#a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#b71 any         
individual who violates1 or conspires to
 violate1 subsection 7b7 shall be       
imprisoned not more than #aj years and  
fined under this title4  7#b7 ,internal 
notes ,any individual who violates1 or  
conspires to violate1 subsection 7a7    
with confidential information described 
in subsection 7a77#a7 shall be fined    
#aj1jjj4  4  7b7 ,civil forfeiture      
,section #iha7;a77#a7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7,j7  
,any property1 real or personal1        

involved in a violation or attempted    
violation1 or which constitutes or is   
derived from proceeds traceable to a    
violation1 of section #aebb4  4  7c7    
,table of contents ,the table of        
sections for chapter #gc of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aebb4
 ,obstruction of ,supreme ,court        
deliberations4  4