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FLASHBACK: When Joe Biden Told SCOTUS Nominee NOT TO ANSWER Confirmation Questions (VIDEO)

Now is a great time to revisit a historic moment in judicial history. When Ruth Bade Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1993, then Senator Joe Biden gave her some advice during the hearings which became known as the Ginsburg Rule.

The NTK Network explains:

What Is the Ginsburg Rule?

Americans will be hearing senators, members of the media, and political pundits reference the Ginsburg Rule a lot ahead of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.

So, what is the Ginsburg Rule?

The Ginsburg Rule is the common name for Canon 5 of the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct, which “prohibits a candidate for judicial office from making statements that commit the candidate regarding cases, controversies or issues […]

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