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On this final decision day at the U.S. Supreme Court, who's really in charge?

Hello again. I'm Orin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Today's decisions on lethal injections, EPA regulations, and

congressional gerrymandering don't match the drama of Obamacare or same-sex marriage. But they do

illustrate a familiar pattern. Only one justice was in the majority all three times, Anthony Kennedy.

This also has been a year of increasingly open conflict between Kennedy, Antonin Scalia,

and Chief Justice John Roberts.

Looking forward to next year, is a conservative court becoming more liberal,

or is ideology giving way to practicality?

Today's talking point, another failure for the privatized space program.

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Hello again, Warren-N-Aulay, back with To the Point.

Instead of being the predicted yawner, the U.S. Supreme Court session ending today has produced its share of blockbuster decisions.

We'll look at today's three final five to four rulings and what this year's session might reveal about the future.

Today's talking point, Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket blew up yesterday on its way to the

International Space Station.

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