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A Missouri prison workers legal fight against on-the-job discrimination this week provided U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito one of the courts most conservative members an opportunity to denounce the landmark decision recognizing same-sex marriage nationwide. Jean Finney had worked as a corrections officer at the Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in St. Joseph since 2002, but after about eight years, the job started turning toxic. A co-worker, the ex-husband of Finneys romantic partner, undercut Finney on the job, sent disparaging texts about her status as a le