These figures add up to more than the total appeals figure of 35, 359 because some pupils will have had both their reading and writing papers submitted.

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The dissenters, led by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, noted that it often takes years for employees to figure out pay disparities, and even small disparities when piled on each other year after year can add up to large sums overtime.

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