Page:Dobbs public report.pdf/11

 proper authorization.” Id. “Court Sensitive” information is defined to mean “information whose loss, unauthorized access, or modification could adversely affect the Court’s operations, assets, or individuals,” and it includes “[c]ert pool memos, bench memos, opinion-related information,” and “Court actions prior to official public release.”

The HR Manual provides that all employees must comply with all IT policies, including this policy. See HR Manual § 6.07 (employees must comply with the Information System User Guidelines).

(4) Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges.

The Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges provides: “A judge should not make public comment on the merits of a matter pending or impending in any court. A judge should require similar restraint by court personnel subject to the judge’s direction and control.” Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, Canon 3A(6).

B. Laws Potentially Relevant to the Investigation.

The following federal statutes are potentially relevant to the investigation:
 * 18 U.S.C. § 371 prohibits two or more persons from conspiring to commit an offense against the United States or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose.
 * 18 U.S.C. § 401 states that “[a] court of the United States shall have power to punish . . . such contempt of its authority . . . as . . . [m]isbehavior of any person in its presence of so near