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The Political Fallout of SCOTUS Decisions

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Washington DC: United States Supreme Court

Will millions of Americans, including tens of thousands of Iowa, lose health insurance subsidies? Could same-sex marriage become legal in all 50 states?

By late this week or early next, the rulings on two blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court cases will be handed down. On this politics day edition of River to River, Ben Kieffer talks with political analysts Tim Hagle (University of Iowa) and Scott Peters (University of Northern Iowa) about the political fallout and significance of court's decisions.

They also discuss the debate over displaying the Confederate flag on public land and how race relations may influence the 2016 presidential election.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River