The Briefing 10-23-13

1. Religious Freedom Too Important: Hobby Lobby wants contraception mandate case decided by the Supreme Court

Hobby Lobby asks Supreme Court to hear appeal on contraception case, Deseret News (Matthew Brown)

2. Government can’t replace parents: Speaking to young children dramatically enhances linguistic ability

Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K, New York Times (Motoko Rich)

3. 15% of young Americans are neither in school or the work force 

Study: 15 percent of US youth out of school, work, Associated Press (Philip Elliot)

4. Facebook reverses stance, allowing the posting of violent videos

Outrage erupts over Facebook’s decision on graphic videos, CNN Money (Virginia Harrison)