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| | Not in recent memory has a Supreme Court Justice ever endorsed another Justice for the lifetime appointment. Justice Ginsburg has publicly stated her overwhelming approval of [[Sonia Sotomayor]].<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/supreme-court/2009/06/ginsburg_endorses_sotomayor_di.html Ginsburg Backs Sotomayor, Discusses End of Session] Washington Post, June 15, 2009</ref> | | Not in recent memory has a Supreme Court Justice ever endorsed another Justice for the lifetime appointment. Justice Ginsburg has publicly stated her overwhelming approval of [[Sonia Sotomayor]].<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/supreme-court/2009/06/ginsburg_endorses_sotomayor_di.html Ginsburg Backs Sotomayor, Discusses End of Session] Washington Post, June 15, 2009</ref> |
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| − | In a 2012 interview on Al Hayat, Ginsburg stated that she would not look to the U.S. Constitution if she were drafting a constitution in the year 2012. "I might look at the constitution of South Africa. That was a deliberate attempt to have a fundamental instrument of government that embraced basic human rights, have an independent judiciary. It really is, I think, a great piece of work that was done."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/06/ginsburg-to-egyptians-wouldnt-use-us-constitution-as-model.html Ginsburg to Egyptians: I wouldn't use U.S. Constitution as a model], [[Fox News]]</ref> | + | In a 2012 interview on Al Hayat, Ginsburg stated that she would not look to the U.S. Constitution if she were drafting a constitution in the year 2012. "I might look at the constitution of South Africa. That was a deliberate attempt to have a fundamental instrument of government that embraced basic human rights, have an independent judiciary. It really is, I think, a great piece of work that was done."<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/06/ginsburg-to-egyptians-wouldnt-use-us-constitution-as-model.html Ginsburg to Egyptians: I wouldn't use U.S. Constitution as a model], [[Fox News]]</ref> |
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| | ==Views on abortion== | | ==Views on abortion== |
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| | Ginsburg has the most severe form of [[cancer]]; [[Cancer|Pancreatic Cancer]]. She has obtained surgery to prolong her life. | | Ginsburg has the most severe form of [[cancer]]; [[Cancer|Pancreatic Cancer]]. She has obtained surgery to prolong her life. |
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| − | Martin David Ginsburg, Justice Ginsberg's husband, died June 27, 2010, at their home in Washington, D.C., due to complications from [[Metastasis|Metastatic Cancer]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/27/husband-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-dies/?test=latestnews Fox News report on Martin Ginsburg's death]</ref> | + | Martin David Ginsburg, Justice Ginsberg's husband, died June 27, 2010, at their home in Washington, D.C., due to complications from [[Metastasis|Metastatic Cancer]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/27/husband-supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-dies/?test=latestnews Fox News report on Martin Ginsburg's death]</ref> |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |