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madaboutharry

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1. This is not entirely true.
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:09 AM
Jul 2018

Justice Sotomayor grew up in the Bronx and was raised by a single mother. She didn't exactly come from a gilded background.
Justice Ginsburg grew up in Brooklyn, lost her mother to cancer as a teenager, and after she graduated from law school was only able to find a job as a secretary.

These women, and I am sure Justice Kagan as well, fought hard against a system designed to keep them out. What they had going for them was great intellect and determination. And none of these Justices have forgotten where they came from.

What's Missing from the Supreme Court [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 OP
This is not entirely true. madaboutharry Jul 2018 #1
That's was my reaction, madabout. Nitram Jul 2018 #2
Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor also faced discrimination Danmel Jul 2018 #3
Clarence Thomas andytheteacher Jul 2018 #4
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