# When was the last time a Supreme Court Justice  aired views publicly on a presidential candidate?

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**Created:** [July 11, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-supreme-court-justice-aired-views-publicly-on-a-presidential-candidate/759658 "2016-07-11T15:17:21Z")\
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From here, seemed like she was apologizing to her colleagues for the breach of decorum. If there is any one thing that monkey’s of our species craves more than plants crave sunlight, its the assumed dignity of ceremonial decorum. I don’t see anything that indicates regret for loathing Il Douche, only for expressing it.

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> That never happened.

[Really?](http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/18/politics/scalia-angrily-defends-his-duck-hunt-with-cheney.html)

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**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-supreme-court-justice-aired-views-publicly-on-a-presidential-candidate/759658/203 "2016-07-15T17:38:26Z")

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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> The Supreme Court makes their own rules. They are a co-equal branch of government.

I hear there’s this thing called a Constitution. I know Americans are reluctant to, but it _can_ be amended…

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> The Justices already routinely recuse themselves in such cases.

Not always. Y’know, “[human error](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-12-18/u-s-chief-justice-roberts-overlooked-stock-conflict-in-case)”…

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