Obamacare Wins At SCOTUS; Biden Admin Expands Transgender Student Protections

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🗓️ 17 June 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court threw out a Republican-led challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and the justices ruled unanimously in favor of a Catholic foster agency denying service to LGBTQ couples. Plus, the Biden administration expanded transgender and gay student protections, setting up potential legal battles in conservative states.

This episode: Congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, national justive correspondent Carrie Johnson, and education correspondent Cory Turner.

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0:00.0	This is Erin Lemon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
0:03.6	Four years ago, my eighth grade social studies class
0:06.8	recorded an opening for the MPR Politics podcast.
0:10.0	Today, I'm on my way to their high school graduation.
0:13.2	This podcast was recorded at 1.54 pm on Thursday, June 17th.
0:18.6	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:21.2	but I'll still be beaming with pride for how far these kids have come.
0:25.0	Congratulations to the class of 2021.
0:30.8	Congratulations, guys.
0:32.5	Oh, that's wonderful. Congratulations.
0:34.7	They've sure endured a lot. Good for them.
0:36.7	Absolutely true. Very cool.
0:38.8	Well, hey there. It's the MPR Politics podcast.
0:41.7	I'm Kelsey Snow, I cover Congress.
0:43.6	I'm Asma Khaled. I cover the White House.
0:45.6	And I'm Carrie Johnson, National Justice Correspondent.
0:48.6	And it's opinion day at the Supreme Court,
0:51.0	and we've got a couple of the major decisions
0:53.2	we were expecting this term in a seven to two vote
0:56.2	the Supreme Court throughout a challenge
0:58.1	to the Affordable Care Act.
0:59.6	And the Supreme Court ruled in favor
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