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UPDATE: US Supreme Court backs LGBT workers

History making ruling by America's top court

America's top court has ruled that employers who fire workers for being gay or transgender are breaking the country's civil rights laws. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court said federal law, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, should be understood to include sexual orientation and gender identity. We hear from Slate writer Mark Stern what this will practically mean for LGBT people.

Plus we get the latest from the US markets with independent analyst Peter Jankovskis.

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