# Is there machine-readable text (not the scanned pdf) of the leaked Dobbs draft opinion?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-machine-readable-text-not-the-scanned-pdf-of-the-leaked-dobbs-draft-opinion/964088 "2022-05-06T23:47:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-machine-readable-text-not-the-scanned-pdf-of-the-leaked-dobbs-draft-opinion/964088/1 "2022-05-06T23:47:26Z")

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I’d like to read it, but I want to do so on my phone or an e-reader, and scanned pdfs are a pain.

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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-machine-readable-text-not-the-scanned-pdf-of-the-leaked-dobbs-draft-opinion/964088/2 "2022-05-07T02:37:48Z")

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Here is a MS-Word version of the document. Let me know if you want it in another version (I have a plain text version but the loss of formatting makes it a little hard to read).

(It seems Google will read it for you and you can download it if you want in different formats.)

> **[scotus-initial-draft.docx](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XmHyhzfBuMjxi56Wg198zxrN1qXfckOv/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110071365316442700580&rtpof=true&sd=true)**
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> 1st Draft NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication m the preliminary print ot the Unitoo States Reports. Readers are requested tO notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Wash­ ington, D. C....

I think that will work. Let me know if it doesn’t.

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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-machine-readable-text-not-the-scanned-pdf-of-the-leaked-dobbs-draft-opinion/964088/3 "2022-05-07T04:10:45Z")

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It should be noted that clicking on that link does not download anything to your computer. It opens a new tab to a Google webpage which displays the document. You can then download it if you want in a variety of formats.

Put another way, Google is protecting you from malware or viruses. You are safe to read that file.

Also, there are some errors in the text from the conversion. Can’t be helped. Hope it is not too annoying.

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-machine-readable-text-not-the-scanned-pdf-of-the-leaked-dobbs-draft-opinion/964088/4 "2022-05-09T14:52:26Z")

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Thanks! That works well enough for my purposes.