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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
JUSTICES: CAN'T MAKE EMPLOYERS COVER CONTRACEPTION — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women.
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Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Americans Losing Confidence in All Branches of U.S. Gov't — Confidence hits six-year low for presidency; record lows for Supreme Court, Congress — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' confidence in all three branches of the U.S. government has fallen, reaching record lows for the Supreme Court …
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ThinkProgress:
Why Today's Hobby Lobby Decision Actually Hurts People Of Faith — In response to today's Supreme Court decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, which allowed the the craft store giant and other “closely-held corporations” to be granted religious exemption from the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) …
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ThinkProgress:
The Bait-And-Switch Behind Today's Hobby Lobby Decision — Protesters hold signs in support of Obamacare's birth control mandate — For many years, the Supreme Court struck a careful balance between protecting religious liberty and maintaining the rule of law in a pluralistic society.
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ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Deals Sharp Blow To Public Sector Unions — In a 5-4 decision by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to public sector unions on Monday, although the opinion fell short of the claim made by the anti-union litigation shop that argued that case …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision on Monday that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom.
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CNN:
Court rules for companies over Obamacare contraception mandate — Washington (CNN) — Some corporations have religious rights, a deeply divided Supreme Court decided Monday in ruling that certain for-profit companies cannot be required to pay for specific types of contraceptives for their employees.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
White House: Congress Must Counter SCOTUS Birth Control Ruling
White House: Congress Must Counter SCOTUS Birth Control Ruling
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
5 Major Takeaways From The Hobby Lobby Decision
5 Major Takeaways From The Hobby Lobby Decision
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
6 Stupid Arguments About Hobby Lobby From Dumb Liberals
6 Stupid Arguments About Hobby Lobby From Dumb Liberals
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Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:
In Hobby Lobby Ruling, a Court So Wrong in So Many Ways
In Hobby Lobby Ruling, a Court So Wrong in So Many Ways
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Dana Liebelson / Mother Jones:
The 8 Best Lines From Ginsburg's Dissent on the Hobby Lobby Contraception Decision
The 8 Best Lines From Ginsburg's Dissent on the Hobby Lobby Contraception Decision
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Rule in Favor of Hobby Lobby
Justices Rule in Favor of Hobby Lobby
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Ginsburg: SCOTUS Has ‘Ventured Into A Minefield’ In Birth Control Ruling
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Conservative Supreme Court Majority Prevails In Two Key Cases [UPDATE: Is Hobby Lobby So Narrow As To Be “Meaningless”?]
Conservative Supreme Court Majority Prevails In Two Key Cases [UPDATE: Is Hobby Lobby So Narrow As To Be “Meaningless”?]
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Rebuffed by High Court in Contraception Ruling
Obamacare Rebuffed by High Court in Contraception Ruling
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Eugene Robinson: Hobby Lobby Sort of Like Segregationists
Eugene Robinson: Hobby Lobby Sort of Like Segregationists
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Irin Carmon / msnbc.com:
Every way the Supreme Court could rule in Hobby Lobby
Every way the Supreme Court could rule in Hobby Lobby
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Three Bodies Found Believed to Be Missing Israelis — JERUSALEM — Israeli military searchers found three bodies believed to be those of the missing Israeli teenagers who disappeared more than two weeks ago in the occupied West Bank, a senior government official said on Monday.
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Alexander Marquardt / ABC News:
Bodies of Three Missing Israeli Teens Found Near Hebron, Source Says … The bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank earlier this month have been found north of the city of Hebron, a source confirmed to ABC News today. — Hamas, the Palestinian militant group accused …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Charlatans, Cranks and Kansas — Two years ago Kansas embarked on a remarkable fiscal experiment: It sharply slashed income taxes without any clear idea of what would replace the lost revenue. Sam Brownback, the governor, proposed the legislation — in percentage terms …
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James Risen / New York Times:
Before Shooting in Iraq, a Warning on Blackwater — WASHINGTON — Just weeks before Blackwater guards fatally shot 17 civilians at Baghdad's Nisour Square in 2007, the State Department began investigating the security contractor's operations in Iraq. But the inquiry was abandoned …
The White House:
Letter from the President — Efforts to Address the Humanitarian Situation in the Rio Grande Valley Areas of Our Nation's Southwest Border — Dear Mr. Speaker: (Senator Reid:) (Senator McConnell:) — I am writing to update you on my Administration's efforts to address …
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Rove blasts Obama's executive actions: ‘This is imperial power’
Rove blasts Obama's executive actions: ‘This is imperial power’
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
McDaniel Unveils Another Strategy Against Thad Cochran — Volunteers working for tea party challenger Chris McDaniel in Mississippi say they have already found 20 percent of the invalid double-votes they need to cancel Sen. Thad Cochran's business-funded runoff victory.
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Elizabeth Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
Security Detail for Fed Chairwoman Irks Neighbors — Residents in Gated Community Say Commotion Surrounding Yellen Is Disrupting Neighborhood — WASHINGTON—In the Georgetown gated community of Hillandale, residents live in secluded calm governed by some 50 pages of rules banning fences …
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