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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to give more freedom for interest groups and unions to run TV ads before elections, and also ruled to limit taxpayers' rights to challenge government initiatives as unconstitutionally promoting religion. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A new direction for the Supreme Court
Broadcast: Midday, 06/28/2007, 11:00 a.m.
Supreme Court justices have been busy this week, handing down rulings on issues from free speech to the death penalty to school segregation. The 5-to-4 decisions signal a new, more conservative court.
Guests
Suzanna Sherry: Constitutional law professor, Vanderbilt University
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- A new direction for the Supreme Court (program audio)
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