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Read Justice Ginsburg's full apology to Donald Trump

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2015 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington. Ginsburg’s public criticism of Donald Trump is dividing legal experts over whether the leader of the court’s liberal wing should recuse herself in any future case involving him. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2015 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington. Ginsburg’s public criticism of Donald Trump is dividing legal experts over whether the leader of the court’s liberal wing should recuse herself in any future case involving him. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
By Patrick Terpstra
July 14, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court released this statement from Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who came under fire for sharply criticizing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump:

“On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them. Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect.”

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