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Ginsburg gently pushes back on criticism of the Supreme Court and her fellow justices

July 25, 2019 at 11:09 p.m. EDT
Known for her liberal leaning views, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg still often defends her colleagues on the other side of the ideological aisle. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post)

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has reached hero status among the left and in the Democratic Party. But this week, she has made it clear that she is not on board with their criticism of the Supreme Court, her colleagues or proposals to change the place.

“The court remains the most collegial place I have ever worked,” she said Wednesday night, as she answered questions from one of her former clerks, Neil Siegel, a law professor who runs Duke University’s D.C. Summer Institute on Law and Policy.