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    Conservative Victories at the Supreme Court

    After some notable 9 to 0 decisions this year, the nation’s highest court closed out its term with two big rulings that were anything but unanimous. Today it was all about a familiar 5 to 4 split -- with a conservative majority.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 30, 2014 • 51m Listen

    After some notable 9 to 0 decisions this year, the nation’s highest court closed out its term with two big rulings that were anything but unanimous. Today it was all about a familiar 5 to 4 split -- with a conservative majority.

    Supporters of religious freedom won big. The justices ruled private companies can seek a religious exemption from providing birth control under the Affordable Care Act. Does this boost to “corporate personhood” come at the expense of women’s health?Also in the winners column: public sector workers who want to opt out of unions. We’ll check the health of organized labor.

    Later, the ethics of Facebook treating users like lab rats.

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    3 stories
    1. 1:20

      Supreme Court Rules on Hobby Lobby Case

      In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court sided today with employers who said the contraception mandate under Obamacare violated their religious beliefs. The courts ruled that “closely held” companies may now qualify for a religious exemption to the nation’s healthcare law. Jess Bravin is the Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.

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      7 min
    2. 8:09

      The Supreme Court Wraps Up Its Term

      Two key Supreme Court decisions  were made today. One allows closely held companies to opt out of the requirement of having to provide contraception coverage for employees under Obamacare; the other allows some public employees to avoid paying dues to the union representing them.

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      34 min
    3. 42:31

      Facebook Manipulates Your Feed and Your Emotional State

      We all know that Facebook manipulates what pops up in your news feed, from baby photos to party pictures, but it turns out that the company was also using your news feeds to perform a mass science experiment.

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      9 min
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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:207 min

      Supreme Court Rules on Hobby Lobby Case

    2. 8:0934 min

      The Supreme Court Wraps Up Its Term

    3. 42:319 min

      Facebook Manipulates Your Feed and Your Emotional State

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