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    Supreme Court Returns to the Bench

    The US Supreme Court is back in session today and this year's decisions could be just a controversial as those of last year.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The US Supreme Court is back in session today and this year's decisions could be just a controversial as those of last year. The Court closed last year's session with the dramatic, final-day approval of President Obama's Affordable Care Act — with Chief Justice John Roberts joining his four liberal colleagues for the first time in a 5-to-4 decision. Three days before that, it struck down most of Arizona's anti-immigrant law. Georgetown University Law Professor David Cole asks, "What will they do for an encore?"

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      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      David D. Cole

      American Civil Liberties Union / Georgetown University

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