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Justice Kennedy Leads the Supreme Court towards a Historic Term
Instead of being the predicted yawner, Supreme Court session ending today has produced its share of blockbuster decisions. We look at today's three, final 5-to 4-rulings and what this year's session might reveal about the future.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenInstead of being the predicted yawner, Supreme Court session ending today has produced its share of blockbuster decisions. We look at today's three, final 5-to 4-rulings and what this year's session might reveal about the future.
Also, the Greek debt crisis deepens. On today's Talking Point, Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket blew up today on its way to the International Space Station. Fortunately, it was unmanned. But it's the second failure in a row for NASA's privatized space program — and the third since October. What's in store for the future?
Photo: US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (L) stands with fellow Justice Anthony Kennedy prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 28, 2014. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
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3 storiesGreece Debt Crisis Deepens
After Greeks emptied their accounts over the weekend, the government has closed banks today. When they re-open ATM withdrawals will be strictly limited, and Saturday there will be a national referendum that could sever the five-year-old bail-out lifeline to the European Union.
Read the story7 minWho's Really in Charge at the US Supreme Court?
Today's decisions on lethal injections , EPA regulations and Congressional gerrymandering don't match the drama of Obamacare or same-sex marriage . But they do illustrate a familiar pattern. Only one Justice was in the majority all three times: Anthony Kennedy.
Read the story33 minDoes the SpaceX Crash Imperil the International Space Station?
For the third time in just eight months an unmanned cargo ship bound for the International Space Station blew up just after launch yesterday. Space X, the company founded by Elon Musk, launched an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket yesterday, but it never got close to the International Space Station.
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