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Supreme Court reporter for Reuters; former Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal
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Lawrence Hurley
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FROM Lawrence Hurley
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The US Supreme Court Takes Aim at Public Sector Unions The US Supreme Court heard arguments today in Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association . The issue is the state's legal requirement that teachers pay for the benefits of collective bargaining even if they've refused to join the union.
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Supreme Court Rules Petition Signers Have No Right to Privacy The US Supreme Court has given a victory to advocates of gay rights. Late today, it ruled 8 to 1 that people who sign initiative petitions have no expectation of privacy . The case arose in Washington State, but applies to people who signed up to put Proposition 8 , the ban on same-sex marriage, on California's 2008 ballot. Lawrence Hurley reports for the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
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Supreme Court Says No to Medical Marijuana Challenge California voters legalized medical marijuana 13 years ago, but it's still prohibited under federal law. Because of that conflict, San Diego and San Bernardino Counties have refused to issue identification cards. Today the US Supreme Court threw out their case, as we hear from Lawrence Hurley, who covers the court for the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
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