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Supreme Court limits health care law’s contraception mandate

The Supreme Court ruled that family-owned corporations with religious objections are not required to pay for the contraceptive coverage of employees or their dependents. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal offers background on the case and Judy Woodruff gets debate on the potential fallout from Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability Center and attorney Kevin Baine.

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August 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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July 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
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On this edition for Saturday, July 3, an update on "PBS NewsHour's" story on the protracted battle over a gas pipeline in Oregan state.
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