Ginsber Scalia Friendship-
They were VERY good friends.
http:// www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-court-odd-couple-20150622-story.html
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Scalia, 79, and Ginsburg, 82, frequently dine and vacation together. Every Dec. 31, they ring in the new year together. Their relationship has even inspired an opera, set to debut this summer.
In joint appearances, their mutual affinity and gentle joshing delight audiences, particularly at a time of bitter partisan differences that have made friendships across the aisle difficult.
"Call us the odd couple," Scalia said this year at a George Washington University event with Ginsburg. "She likes opera, and she's a very nice person. What's not to like?" he said dryly. "Except her views on the law."
She describes her fondness for "Nino" by recalling the time she first heard him speak at a law conference, before they became judges. "I disagreed with most of what he said, but I loved the way he said it," Ginsburg recounted.
The pair met in the early 1980s as judges on the U.S. appeals court in Washington; Scalia joined the Supreme Court in 1986 and Ginsburg followed in 1993.
He may have even played a small role in her appointment.<<<<<<
Scalia has never mocked her opinions in the way that he wrote dismissively of, for example, former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor or Kennedy. But their areas of agreement are few.
Though all the justices typically agree in about three-fourths of cases involving issues like bankruptcy, patents or legal procedure, Scalia and Ginsburg regularly are on opposite sides in matters that divide the nation — including abortion, affirmative action, campaign funding, the death penalty, the environment, gay rights and gun rights.
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Anons ..cannot.. underestimate this bond! These two really liked each other and enjoyed debating. I have an expression, these two were "work-married" and deep bonds existed between the families.