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Government unions face a big court challenge

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 23, 2018
The decision could mean a lot less money for unions that represent state and local workers.
Wendy Smith, president of AFSCME Local 558. 
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How does China’s social credit system work?

by Jennifer Pak
Feb 13, 2018
With a lack of financial data to assess creditworthiness, citizens are being rewarded for honesty and punish misdeeds, which are digitally archived.
In Shanghai, jaywalking could be recorded on your social credit file, along with refusing to visit elderly parents or not sorting your garbage into the appropriate bins.
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Wedding cake case goes to the Supreme Court

by Dan Gorenstein
Dec 5, 2017
The Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today in the case of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. He said a state law forbidding discrimination on grounds of sexual discrimination forces him to act against his Christian beliefs. Supporters of the couple argue that if you go […]
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The Supreme Court rejects rule banning offensive trademarks

by Adam Allington
Jun 20, 2017
SCOTUS says it is unconstitutional to reject trademarks because they use offensive terms like racial slurs.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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You could be paying more sales tax online if states get their way

by Aaron Schrank
May 16, 2017
Amazon has agreed to collect sales tax on all its transactions. Now states are targeting all other online retailers.
A parcel is prepared for dispatch at an Amazon warehouse. 
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The push to have better workplace protections for the LGBT community

by David Brancaccio
May 11, 2017
There's a lot of momentum in the courts to update the meaning of sex under the Civil Rights Act, a women's rights attorney says.
Gay, lesbian and transgender activists react to the Iowa Supreme Court's decision to recognize same-sex marriage as a civil right back in '09.
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What happens when government breaks the rules

by Eliza Mills
Apr 28, 2017
How do the three branches of government run when things aren't going according to plan?
NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins have twice lobbied Congress for criminal justice reform.
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Think you own your printer cartridge? Think again

by Sally Herships
Mar 27, 2017
Don’t you hate it when you run out printer cartridges? There’s that thorny question: should you buy name brand or one of those less-expensive cartridges that’s been re-filled? Well, that decision may soon be made for you. Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Impression Products Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc. Lexmark, a manufacturer […]
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Supreme Court takes on key insider trading case

by Mark Garrison
Oct 5, 2016
Will the ruling make it harder or easier to prosecute offenders?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case Salman v. United States today.
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Dow Chemicals settles class-action lawsuit for $835 million

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 26, 2016
Just in case the next Supreme Court Justice is not as friendly
The chemicals giant is settling a lawsuit predicting that the supreme court make-up won't be as business friendly in the near future.
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