,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,donalds1 ,mr4 ,web] ( 
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,bab97 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide =  
p5alties = ! unau?oriz$ disclosure (    
confid5tial in=mation by (fic]s or      
employees ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,leak] ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #bjbc4  #b4 ,ob/ruction ( ,supreme    
,c\rt delib]ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] 
#gc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
section3  #aebb4 ,ob/ruction ( ,supreme 
,c\rt delib]ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]1
 :ile s]v+ z an (fic] or employee ( !   
,supreme ,c\rt1 violates ?is section by 
kn[+ly publi%+1 divulg+1 disclos+1 or   
mak+ kn[n 9 any mann] or to any ext5t n 
au?oriz$ by law any confid5tial         

in=mation com+ to t (fic] or employee 9 
! c\rse ( ! employm5t or (ficial duties 
( t (fic] or employee %all be imprison$ 
n m ?an #e ye>s or f9$ "u ?is title1 or 
bo?4  7b7 ,confid5tial in=mation def9$  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m confid5tial       
in=mation includes int]nal notes on     
cases he>d by ! ,supreme ,c\rt1 any     
communication betwe5 a ,ju/ice ( !      
,supreme ,c\rt & an employee or (fic] ( 
! ,supreme ,c\rt or communication betwe5
 (fic]s & employees ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt  
on a matt] p5d+ be=e ! ,supreme ,c\rt1 a
 draft op9ion1 a f9al op9ion prior to ! 
date on :i* su* op9ion is releas$ to !  
public1 p]sonal in=mation ( a ,ju/ice ( 
! ,supreme ,c\rt t is n o!rwise legally 
available to ! public1 & any o!r        
in=mation designat$ to be confid5tial by
 ! ,*ief ,ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt     
prior to ! date on :i* a violation (    
subsection 7a7 occurs4  4  7b7 ,table ( 
cont5ts ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #gc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      

foll[+3  #aebb4 ,ob/ruction ( ,supreme  
,c\rt delib]ations4  4