The legislature can make the change, can facilitate the change, as laws like the Family Medical Leave Act do but it is not something a court can decree.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “The legislature can make the change, can facilitate the change, as laws like the Family Medical Leave Act do but it is…”
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Ginsburg highlights the legislative role in societal change versus judicial limitations.
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