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September 30, 2013

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The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court head back to work today.

The docket for the new term includes cases involving abortion, separation of church and state and campaign finance.

The justices will begin hearing arguments a week from today.

Guest

Emily Bazelon, legal affairs editor for Slate magazine and senior research fellow at Yale Law School. She tweets @emilybazelon.

This segment aired on September 30, 2013.