That may be true, but a key issue with this reasoning is that there has been an increasing opinion that the move to overturn Roe v Wade is an explicitly partisan affair precipitated by bad-faith manipulations of recent SC appointments from the conservative side.
They would be more likely to get a legendary amount of shares on facebook while their actual life crashed even if folks didn't find a way to put them in jail based on a usefully broad interpretation of the CFAA for example.
One could imagine that they face merely professional ruin NOW but face actual legal action only years hence when the administration changed for example. It would an extremely dubious position to be in.
That would be my assumption as well. Clerking at the Supreme Court seems like one of the top appointments one could possibly achieve. Requiring top tier academics and some number of personal connections to secure the position. This stunt would destroy all of their future prospects.
Or is a high-risk, high-reward way to launch a political career. I can see someone running for office with this as a cornerstone of their campaign.
I don't think it's a good plan, but maybe it is or is perceived to be by the leaker.
Certainly hasn't been true for those who make up the court. It's one of the least legitimate legal courts in the land.
It certainly seems comprised of partisan hacks these days. I see no other way to describe the recent appointments prior to this year. They certainly weren't endorsed by the American Bar Association.
These three were completely obvious Republican picks a decade ago when I was in law school. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were so-called “feeder” judges on the courts of appeals, meaning they were well regarded and sent many of their clerks to clerk on the Supreme Court. (Just like RBG and Breyer and Garland). And Barrett was a star law professor.
I think he's kind of pointing in the direction of Clarence Thomas's wife, who is a batshit crazy right wing activist that was involved in the events of January 6th.
No idea if he's right but it's well within the range of plausibility.