The Supreme Court is looking into the leak.
Law clerks are looking for legal help with the investigation.
The justices have been reported to be hostile to the high court.
The Supreme Court has been in turmoil since a draft opinion that would overturn abortion rights was leaked.
As an investigation into the leak unfolds, the justices' law clerks are afraid and frantically consulting with lawyers, according to a report from NPR'sNina Totenberg.
One source close to the court told NPR that they don't know how the court will finish up this term. The clerks act as diplomats between the justices when they disagree on cases, according to a source.
The source said that the clerks are terrified of their lives being in danger because of the leak investigation, as well as growing distrust between the justices.
The leak of the 98-page draft opinion was announced by the chief justice. A majority of justices were going to overturn the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion.
CNN reported last week that clerks have been asked to turn over their cell phone data and sign affidavits in order to keep their jobs.
Clerks are consulting with law firms because of this. Some of the firms they are consulting have cases before the Supreme Court.
The clerks are worried about increasing animosity between the justices.
In her opinion published Wednesday, Justice Sotomayor went as far as to call out the "restless and newly constituted Court."
Justice Clarence Thomas said after the leak that he had lost his trust in the court.
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