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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes heat for Trump comments

    Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caught heat this week from both sides of the aisle for calling presidential candidate Donald Trump “a faker” who has “an ego.” Trump responded by calling Ginsberg a disgrace, tweeting, “her mind is shot – resign!”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 13, 2016 • 1 min read

    Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caught heat this week from both sides of the aisle for calling presidential candidate Donald Trump “a faker” who has “an ego.” Trump responded by calling Ginsberg a disgrace, tweeting, “her mind is shot – resign!” Americans expect members of the high court to avoid wading in political muck; but Ginsberg isn’t called “Notorious RBG” for nothing.

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    Should 'Notorious RBG' stay above the political fray?
    1. 0:00Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes heat for Trump commentsYou’re reading this
    2. 11:06Can taxing marijuana help solve LA’s homelessness crisis?
    3. 17:55Developers use a loophole to bypass Calfornia’s environmental rules
    4. 27:19The rise and fall of Jewel’s Catch-One, LA’s first black gay disco
    5. 42:20The most annoying words and phrases on restaurant menus
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Noah Feldman

      Professor of Law, Harvard University

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Should 'Notorious RBG' stay above the political fray?
    1. 0:00Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes heat for Trump commentsYou’re reading this
    2. 11:06Can taxing marijuana help solve LA’s homelessness crisis?
    3. 17:55Developers use a loophole to bypass Calfornia’s environmental rules
    4. 27:19The rise and fall of Jewel’s Catch-One, LA’s first black gay disco
    5. 42:20The most annoying words and phrases on restaurant menus
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand