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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “People ask me sometimes, 'When will there be enough women on the court?' And my answer is, 'When there are nine.'”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2020
People ask me sometimes, 'When will there be enough women on the court?' And my answer is, 'When there are nine.'

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Ginsburg emphasizes the importance of gender equality on the Supreme Court.

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