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Perspective

Jul. 14, 2016

RBG on Trump: She is right to raise concern

No citizen — judge or not — should forget history or casually ignore the gathering storm of someone who would assemble power for his own personal aggrandizement. By Douglas W. Kmiec

By Douglas W. Kmiec

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently made reference to her late husband, Martin, when queried about the candidacy of Donald Trump. Martin, who predeceased the once inconceivable and unlikely success of Trump, posited the possibility of such a presidency might prompt a move to New Zealand.

Naturally, Trump rejects the suggestion, and aided by the New York Times, itself, argues that it is wrong for sitting justices to engag...

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