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Dana Liebelson / Mother Jones:
The 8 Best Lines From Ginsburg's Dissent on the Hobby Lobby Contraception Decision — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Charlie Neuman/ZUMA — On Monday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg penned a blistering dissent to the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that the government can't require certain employers …
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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.
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
6 Stupid Arguments About Hobby Lobby From Dumb Liberals — The Supreme Court's decision today affirming the right of business owners to run their businesses in accordance with their religious beliefs has caused no small amount of consternation among the anti-science, functionally illiterate Left.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Hillary Clinton blasts Hobby Lobby ruling — Hillary Clinton on Monday called the Supreme Court's ruling in the contraception-related Hobby Lobby case “deeply disturbing.” — The former secretary of state and possible Democratic front-runner skewered the decision during an appearance …
Jeffrey Toobin / CNN:
Court rulings: It's GOP v. Democrats — Editor's note: Jeffrey Toobin is CNN senior legal analyst and author of “The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. — (CNN) — Elections have consequences.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
The Hobby Lobby Case Shows Why Private Companies Shouldn't Provide Insurance. The Government Should. — In one sense, the Supreme Court's decision in Hobby Lobby seems less awful than many liberals feared it would be. The majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito …
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Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Hobby Lobby: Supreme Court Declares Itself to Be High Priest — In a huge shift, the Supreme Court evaluated whether a religious belief is valid to let a corporation be exempt from contraception coverage. — Today's Hobby Lobby ruling may be a setback, in the long run, to the conservative crusade for “religious liberty.”
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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.
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Do Democrats win by losing Obamacare decision?
Do Democrats win by losing Obamacare decision?
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ThinkProgress:
Why Today's Hobby Lobby Decision Actually Hurts People Of Faith
Why Today's Hobby Lobby Decision Actually Hurts People Of Faith
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton Calls SCOTUS's Hobby Lobby Ruling ‘Deeply Disturbing’
Hillary Clinton Calls SCOTUS's Hobby Lobby Ruling ‘Deeply Disturbing’
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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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton: Hobby Lobby Ruling “Deeply Disturbing”
Hillary Clinton: Hobby Lobby Ruling “Deeply Disturbing”
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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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Rush Limbaugh:
The Supreme Court Defended Religious Liberty in the Hobby Lobby Case; It Didn't Ban Birth Control
The Supreme Court Defended Religious Liberty in the Hobby Lobby Case; It Didn't Ban Birth Control
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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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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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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations
Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations
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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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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. justices uphold firms' religious objections to contraception
U.S. justices uphold firms' religious objections to contraception
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Ginsburg: SCOTUS Has ‘Ventured Into A Minefield’ In Birth Control Ruling
Ginsburg: SCOTUS Has ‘Ventured Into A Minefield’ In Birth Control Ruling
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New York Times:
Discovery Ends Israel's Search For 3 Teenagers — JERUSALEM — Israel's intense 18-day search for three abducted teenagers ended Monday when three bodies were found buried under a pile of rocks in an open field about 15 miles from where the youths were last seen in the occupied West Bank.
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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 …
Sam R. Hall / The Clarion-Ledger:
College GOP chairman resigns, joining Democrats — The chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans has resigned his post and “will be changing my party affiliation to Democrat in the next few days.” — Evan Alvarez resigned his post this morning, which was made public …
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Paul Kersey / USA Today:
Workers handed a victory over unions: Column — Supreme Court delivers major blow to public employee unions — When the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a landmark ruling for employee rights in Harris v. Quinn, it wasn't just a victory for the Illinois mom who had the courage to stand up to the state's public employee unions.
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Glenn Coin / Syracuse Post-Standard:
New York Court of Appeals upholds rights of towns to ban natural gas drilling — Fracking opponents in DeWitt gathered for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's visit on March 25. New York's Court of Appeals upheld the right of towns to ban fracking and other natural gas drilling. (Photo courtesy of Emily Bishop)
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KNSD-TV:
Boy Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound at Boy Scout Camp: SDPD — A 12-year-old Boy Scout shot himself in the head at the Fiesta Island Youth Camp in Mission Bay — A boy has died after shooting himself in the head Monday at a Boy Scout camp in San Diego, officials confirmed.
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Dana Davidsen / CNN:
Hillary Clinton: Mississippi runoff ‘of major historical importance’ — (CNN) - Hillary Clinton applauded efforts in a Republican Senate runoff election in Mississippi to reach out to voters outside its usual voting bloc. — Clinton said Monday the contest between incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran …
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
How Hillary Won Over the Skeptical Left
How Hillary Won Over the Skeptical Left
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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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Rasmussen Reports:
71% Think IRS Likely to Have Destroyed E-mails to Hide Guilt — Most voters think it's likely the IRS deliberately destroyed e-mails about its investigations of Tea Party and other conservative groups to hide its criminal behavior. Two-out-of-three now believe IRS employees involved …
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Guttmacher Institute / New from the Guttmacher …:
Contraceptive Use in the United States — WHO NEEDS CONTRACEPTIVES? — • There are 62 million U.S. women in their childbearing years (15-44). [1] About 43 million of them (70%) are at risk of unintended pregnancy—that is, they are sexually active and do not want to become pregnant …
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