These justices aren’t interchangeable.
That hasn’t happened in quite some time!
— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, laughing during today’s oral arguments in the McDonnell v. U.S. corruption case, after Noel Francisco of Jones Day referred to her as “Justice O’Connor.” Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retired from the Supreme Court in 2006.
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After flubbing Justice Ginsburg’s name, Francisco quickly uttered an apology: “I am very, very, very sorry.”
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