Full transcript of her speech is here:New York Daily News - World & National Report - Death threat vs. Ginsburg
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she and former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor have been the targets of death threats by people apparently spurred on by Republican criticism of the high court.
Ginsburg revealed in a speech in South Africa last month that she and O’Connor were threatened a year ago by someone on the Internet who called for the immediate “patriotic” killings of the justices.
Over the past few months, O’Connor has complained that criticism of the courts, mainly by Republicans, has threatened judicial independence.
Ginsburg said the Web threat was apparently prompted by proposals in Congress, filed by Republicans, that tell judges to stop relying on foreign laws or previous court decisions.
http://www.concourt.gov.za/site/ginsberg.html


