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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    SCOTUS Rules on Air Pollution and more

    The Supreme Court released the last three decisions of its current session today. The justices blocked EPA rules limiting toxic emissions from power plants, and they upheld independent redistricting commissions and the use of an execution drug. The court split 5 to 4 in all three cases, with Justice Kennedy, as usual, acting as the swing vote.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 29, 2015 • 1 min read

    The Supreme Court released the last three decisions of its current session today. The justices blocked EPA rules limiting toxic emissions from power plants, and they upheld independent redistricting commissions and the use of an execution drug. The court split 5 to 4 in all three cases, with Justice Kennedy, as usual, acting as the swing vote.

    The full episode

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    Air Rule Overturned, City Council Change and Berlin Architecture
    1. 0:00SCOTUS Rules on Air Pollution and moreYou’re reading this
    2. 11:19Outgoing L.A. City Council Members
    3. 18:41TV Roundup: 'Hannibal' Cancelled, Amazon's 'Catastrophe'
    4. 26:49KCRW in Berlin: Q&A with the American Ambassador to Germany
    5. 36:44KCRW in Berlin: Reuniting a Divided City
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Dahlia Lithwick

      Author; Senior legal affairs correspondent, Slate; podcast host, Amicus podcast

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Air Rule Overturned, City Council Change and Berlin Architecture
    1. 0:00SCOTUS Rules on Air Pollution and moreYou’re reading this
    2. 11:19Outgoing L.A. City Council Members
    3. 18:41TV Roundup: 'Hannibal' Cancelled, Amazon's 'Catastrophe'
    4. 26:49KCRW in Berlin: Q&A with the American Ambassador to Germany
    5. 36:44KCRW in Berlin: Reuniting a Divided City
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand