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Topic usage by elites: 0.32% all, 0.19% Senate Democrats, 0.61% Senate Republicans, 0.13% House Democrats, 0.33% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @RepFleming (R-LA), @JeffFortenberry (R-NE), @BachusAL06 (R-AL), @CongHuelskamp (R-KS), @Mike_Johanns (R-NE)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.76% Media, 0.10% informed public, 0.04% random users, 0.35% Democratic supporters, 0.51% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Federal appeals court ruled Pres Obama's recess appts unconstitutional today. "I’ve never seen a President so blatantly disregard the law."

RepJeffDuncan (@RepJeffDuncan)

McConnell Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Overturning the President’s Unconstitutional “Recess” Appointments http://t.co/dTZ3pOsOyq

McConnellPress (@McConnellPress)

RT @GOPLeader: Today’s court ruling against Pres Obama’s unconstitutional “recess” appointments to NLRB & CFPB is a victory for gove ...

repjustinamash (@repjustinamash)

Today, I issued a statement on the US Supreme Court's decision to hear Kathleen Sebelius's case against Hobby Lobby http://t.co/IE6wWOyqZa

RepGosar (@RepGosar)

Glad the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments on Obama's unconstitutional recess appointments to the #NLRB & #CFPB http://t.co/LXVXyiwtie

PatrickMcHenry (@PatrickMcHenry)

Pleased the Supreme Court upheld religious freedom with this morning’s ruling in the #HobbyLobby case.

RepTomCotton (@RepTomCotton)

Sample of representative media tweets:

.@HillaryClinton calls the Supreme Court's ruling in the Hobby Lobby case "deeply disturbing." http://t.co/Sb2wpQMxU7

politico (@politico)

Federal appeals court ruling: Obama's recess appointments "exceeded his constitutional authority" and "cannot be law." http://t.co/8hH0r2Z7

washingtonpost (@washingtonpost)

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules closely held corporations like Hobby Lobby can be exempt from Obamacare contraceptive coverage

msnbc (@msnbc)

Next, more analysis of the Hobby Lobby decision & big victory for religious freedom #Hannity

seanhannity (@seanhannity)

Appeals court rules Obama recess appointments unconstitutional: http://t.co/IobLpAu0

CNN (@CNN)

Supreme Court rules in favor of Hobby Lobby in case over Obamacare's contraception mandate: http://t.co/RXPwW0RnPK

theblaze (@theblaze)