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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    SCOTUS Rules on L.A. Hotels, California Raisin Farmers and More

    Los Angeles police are not allowed to randomly search guest registries at the city’s hotels and motels. That’s one of the decisions that came out today from the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices also handed down rulings involving California raisin farmers and Marvel.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 22, 2015 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles police are not allowed to randomly search guest registries at the city’s hotels and motels. That’s one of the decisions that came out today from the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices also handed down rulings involving California raisin farmers and Marvel. We’re still waiting for their decisions on the big cases of this session, including gay marriage and the Affordable Care Act.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Confederate Flag Politics, SCOTUS Rules on L.A. Hotels and Taylor Swift
    1. 0:00The Politics of the Confederate Flag
    2. 10:07SCOTUS Rules on L.A. Hotels, California Raisin Farmers and MoreYou’re reading this
    3. 18:25What Happens When Judges Change Their Minds?
    4. 29:22Taylor Swift vs. Apple
    5. 38:54TV Roundup: 'True Detective' and More
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