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The Supremes: JANUS wins

The Supreme Court issued a ruling in Janus v. AFSCME that public employees do not have to pay fees to unions to cover the costs of collective bargaining. The court, split along partisan lines, overruled 41 years of precedent in deciding that requiring employees to pay fees violates their First Amendment rights.. With the decision, public-sector … Read moreThe Supremes: JANUS wins

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that human genes cannot be patented. But in something of a compromise decision, all nine justices said a synthetic version of the gene material may be patented. Initial reaction from investors sent the stock of Myriad Genetics, the company involved, higher. CNN news alert First paragraph good. Second? Not … Read more