told two partisan defenders at the wall street journal that the leak "made us targets of assassination," saying, "i personally have a pretty good idea who is responsible." justice clarence thomas complained, "you begin to look over your shoulder." and justice sonia sotomayor said she felt shell-shocked after the overturning of roe and has a "sense of despair" about the direction of the court. on tuesday, chief justice john roberts addressed public questions about the acrimony and concerns about the court's ethics while accepting an award. >> i want to assure people that i am committed to making certain that we as a court adhere to the highest standards of conduct. we are continuing to look at things we can do to give practical effect to that commitment, and i am confident there are ways to do that that are consistent with our status as an independent branch of government under the constitution's separation of powers. >> and joining me now are two former supreme court clerks, jennifer mascott, an assistant law professor at george mason university.