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