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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Supreme Court Rules on Texas License Plates, Executing the Mentally Ill and More

    The highly anticipated Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage and Obamacare were not announced today, but the court did hand down a spate of other decisions.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 18, 2015 • 1 min read

    The highly anticipated Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage and Obamacare were not announced today, but the court did hand down a spate of other decisions. The state of Texas will not have to issue license plates with the Confederate battle flag; a man who didn’t know he was selling illegal drugs will not go to jail; and a ruling may affect whether mentally disabled felons can be executed. We get an explainer.

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    4. 28:58Web Roundup: E3 and More
    5. 41:44FitBit Goes Public
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, '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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      Dahlia Lithwick

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

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Remembering Rev. Pinckney, Racist Extremism and Supreme Court Decisions
    1. 0:00Clementa Pinckney and Mother Emanuel Church
    2. 9:01Dylann Roof, Hate and Extremism
    3. 18:42Supreme Court Rules on Texas License Plates, Executing the Mentally Ill and MoreYou’re reading this
    4. 28:58Web Roundup: E3 and More
    5. 41:44FitBit Goes Public
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand