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Carol Moseley Braun: “I think it`s a very important point. And the fact is -- and to make the point about the Supreme Court, had it not been…”

On the recordApril 6, 2022
I think it`s a very important point. And the fact is -- and to make the point about the Supreme Court, had it not been Thurgood Marshall and the Warren court, my entire life path would have been different.
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Carol Moseley Braun
Illinois
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msnbc.com

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Braun reflects on the impact of Thurgood Marshall and the Warren court on her life and the importance of diversity on the Supreme Court.

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