Never in US History has a case result been leaked.
Why?
Because whichever clerk leaked it would see their legal career utterly destroyed in the blink of an eye.
No one clerking in the Supreme Court is that stupid.
Tied?
Which one of Alito, Barrett, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Thomas do you think is voting against it?!?!
I would fully expect Roberts to join.
The biggest lament from Bush vs Gore was that they weren't able to get a 6th vote to make it appear less partisan.
Roberts doesn't want a 5-4 on this issue, and he sure as hell doesn't want to be on the losing side here.
Because MIL is the only way to distribute it.
It's an excuse to get MIL into the cirties around the nation…