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Coal industry win is temporary, fate of plants still in air
June 30, 2015A divided Supreme Court ruled against the Obama administration's attempt to limit power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.
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Union leaders applaud Supreme Court health care law ruling
June 29, 2015By and large, leaders applauded the ruling keeping the ACA's federal individual payments for health care insurance subsidies for users of health care exchanges, state or federal.
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Three in a row: SCOTUS upholds marriage equality, Obamacare, Fair Housing Act
June 26, 2015"These decisions show how much is at stake in our nation's highest court and how critical it is that Americans consider the Supreme Court as we choose our next president."
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In 6-3 decision, Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
June 25, 2015"After more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay."
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Judge recognizes personhood of chimpanzee plaintiff
May 5, 2015A large variety of species show a propensity for mutually supportive social behavior, few more than chimpanzees and other apes and monkeys.
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