People ask me sometimes, when will there be enough women on the court. And my answer is when you're aligned.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “People ask me sometimes, when will there be enough women on the court. And my answer is when you're aligned.”
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Ginsburg discusses the representation of women on the Supreme Court.
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