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        "summary": "\"I think there's going to be a huge number of reverse discrimination type cases filed this year and in subsequent years,\" said employment lawyer Jason Schwartz.",
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        "summary": "The U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled for an Evangelical Christian who did not want to work on the Sabbath.",
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        "summary": "\"Make no mistake: Vaccine mandates like the one United is attempting to impose here present a crisis of conscience for many people of faith,\" Judge James Ho wrote in his dissent opposing the mandate.",
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        "summary": "The government argued the petitioners haven't shown their claimed injuries outweigh the government's interest in protecting workers.",
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        "summary": "Which circuit court the cases would end up in was being closely watched, as some have reputations for being more partisan than others.",
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