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Legal buzz on the Supreme Court, Congress and other Washington newsmakers, from the DC Bureau of Lawyers Weekly, The Daily Record and their sister newspapers.

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Hearing on #Obamacare lawsuit has started rules.house.gov/video/rules-…
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This week's @ConstitutionCtr podcast is a #SCOTUS review with Ted Olson, @Sifill_LDF and Neal Katyal! Listen: bit.ly/1n2Q46s
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Employers pan federal guidance on background checks (@dcdicta) bit.ly/1oKMHQ3
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Justice O'Connor, on #Scotus stationery, proposes plan to overhaul state judicial elections iaals.du.edu/images/wygwam/d…
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SCOTUS: Did Reid really say Hobby Lobby was by "5 white men"? And did NYT fail to see need to correct misstatement? tinyurl.com/NYTJL09
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#HobbyLobby ruling bodes well for nonprofits (@dcdicta) bit.ly/1mFvUcJ

Hobby Lobby ruling bodes well for nonprofits

The ruling will likely have an effect beyond closely held private companies, although lawyers disagree as to how broad that effect will be.

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Gay marriage: Kentucky's ban struck down by US judge in Louisville; 19-p opinion here via Courier-Journal: tinyurl.com/KYJL01
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Union-dues ruling may affect thousands of Maryland caregivers, @bpsears reports mytdr.co/yEeJd
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NLRB ruling could spur delays, congressional gridlock (@dcdicta) bit.ly/TK0yuX

NLRB ruling could spur delays, congressional gridlock

While establishing the president’s authority to make recess appointments when Congress is not in session for a “sufficient length” of time, it also made clear that Congress can block such appointme...

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Breaking: SCOTUS holds govt can’t require closely held corps w/ religious owners to provide contraception coverage
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#scotus decides recess appointments & abortion protest buffer zone. haven't seen this much slicing & dicing since barefoot contessa.
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Scalia Roberts Thomas Alito would have upheld DC Cir majority: intersession appointments for intersession vacancies live.scotusblog.com/Event/Li…
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Supreme Court keeps most greenhouse gas regs intact (@dcdicta) bit.ly/TjnVuK
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Tenth Circuit voids Utah's same-sex marriage ban; 1st appeals court to act since DOMA ruling. #Scotus next term? ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/1…
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#Scotus turns down appeal from James Risen, New York Times reporter facing jail for protecting a confidential source
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Even with today's decision in Hall v. Florida, it will be a busy June for #SCOTUS. Many exciting cases remain! blog.constitutioncenter.org/…
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Such an odd case and no explanation from court, hard to glean much from #scotus decision to halt Missouri execution wapo.st/1gT96KU
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Are Supreme Court justices becoming 'party judges'? asks @MichaelMcGough3 fw.to/YQcUqAV
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Yo Yo Ma just played his 300-year-old cello for 8 of the 9 justices and 150 or so guests at #SCOTUS. Thomas was only absentee.
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