TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 13, 2016

In interviews with the New York Times and CNN this week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said “I can’t imagine what this place would be – I can’t imagine what the country would be – with Donald Trump as our president,” and that Trump “is a faker” and “he has no consistency about him." The comments have raised questions about the appropriateness of a justice commenting on a political candidate, with Trump even calling for her resignation. The ABA Journal looks at the legal ramifications, if any, of her comments.