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On the Basis of Sex
UNITED STATES · 2018

On the Basis of Sex

Mimi Leder
gender discrimination legal justice women's rights marriage and partnership constitutional law
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Synopsis

Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

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