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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The significance of the new Supreme Court term

    The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term today. Court watchers predict it could be one of the most significant terms in recent history. On the court’s docket are cases involving political gerrymandering, religious freedom versus gay rights, state-required union fees, cell phone privacy, and the purging of voter rolls.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 2, 2017 • 1 min read

    The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term today. Court watchers predict it could be one of the most significant terms in recent history. On the court’s docket are cases involving political gerrymandering, religious freedom versus gay rights, state-required union fees, cell phone privacy, and the purging of voter rolls.

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    What we know about the Las Vegas mass shooting
    1. 0:00Las Vegas shooting: Details emerge about the gunman
    2. 17:51The significance of the new Supreme Court termYou’re reading this
    3. 27:32Puerto Rico nursing homes are desperate for supplies
    4. 35:55What the murals of Los Angeles say about us
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