As reported today by Tony Mauro in the Legal Times, Justice Ginsburg Acknowledges Death Threat Against Her. Justice Ginsburg spoke about the threats against her and Justice O’Connor in a February 7, 2006 speech delivered to the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Retired Justice O’Connor has also recently spoken out about critics of the court who threaten its independence, and apparently the lives of those who serve as well. Threats to judges have become so widespread, that according to AP, “Three quarters of the nation’s 2,200 federal judges have asked for government-paid home security systems.”