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12/05/2017: The same-sex wedding cake case heads to the Supreme Court
Dec 5, 2017

12/05/2017: The same-sex wedding cake case heads to the Supreme Court

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(U.S. Edition) The Senate is debating a bill that would free some small and midsized banks from regulations that were put in place following the financial crisis. We'll look at whether these looser rules will just mean bigger problems down the line. Afterwards, we'll discuss the Supreme Court's first hearing on a case involving a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Plus: How one company is letting investors buy a cut of their favorite artists' royalties.

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Wedding cake case goes to the Supreme Court

Dec 5, 2017
The Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today in the case of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. He said a state law forbidding discrimination on grounds of sexual discrimination forces him to act against his Christian beliefs. Supporters of the couple argue that if you go […]

(U.S. Edition) The Senate is debating a bill that would free some small and midsized banks from regulations that were put in place following the financial crisis. We’ll look at whether these looser rules will just mean bigger problems down the line. Afterwards, we’ll discuss the Supreme Court’s first hearing on a case involving a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Plus: How one company is letting investors buy a cut of their favorite artists’ royalties.