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    Supreme Court Rules on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones, Presidential Recess Appointments

    Two new decisions today from the nation’s highest court on cases that impact everyone from the President to grassroots activists. In one, the court curbed the President’s ability to make recess appointments. In the other, the court struck down a Massachusetts law that created 35 foot buffer zones between abortion protestors and clinics.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 26, 2014 • 1 min read

    Two new decisions today from the nation’s highest court on cases that impact everyone from the President to grassroots activists. In one, the court curbed the President’s ability to make recess appointments. In the other, the court struck down a Massachusetts law that created 35 foot buffer zones between abortion protestors and clinics. Will Baude, assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School, joins us.

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    Older Workers... Need Not Apply?
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    2. 8:20A Slower Recovery for Older Workers
    3. 44:17NY Judge Deals a Blow to the Anti-Vaccine Movement
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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Older Workers... Need Not Apply?
    1. 1:20Supreme Court Rules on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones, Presidential Recess AppointmentsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:20A Slower Recovery for Older Workers
    3. 44:17NY Judge Deals a Blow to the Anti-Vaccine Movement
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