Justice Ginsburg regrets ‘ill-advised’ criticism of Trump

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized Thursday for “ill-advised” public criticism of Donald Trump, promising to be more discreet in the future.

The leader of the court’s liberal wing sought to quiet complaints that she crossed a line in her remarks about Trump, saying in a statement that judges should not comment on candidates for public office.

On election night in 2000 when the votes were being counted, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was overheard at a party saying it was “terrible” when Democratic nominee Al Gore briefly pulled ahead.

The late Antonin Scalia raised eyebrows in 2004 by going duck hunting with then-Vice President Dick Cheney shortly after the court agreed to decide a case challenging Cheney’s handling of an energy policy task force.

[...] Justice Samuel Alito was criticized by some for shaking his head and mouthing “not true” when President Obama criticized the Citizens United decision during his 2010 State of the Union address.