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Louisiana asks court to reopen child rape case
Louisiana prosecutors asked the Supreme Court on Monday to revisit its recent decision outlawing the death penalty for people convicted of raping children.  No rush to retire black robes on Supreme CourtJohn Paul Stevens still plays tennis at 88. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 75, works out regularly in the Supreme Court gym.  McCain aide takes over day-to-day campaign dutiesJohn McCain put a top adviser in control of day-to-day campaign operations Wednesday after weeks of private concerns among Republicans that the GOP presidential campaign had not made the transition for the general election.
Summaries of leading Supreme Court rulings
Brief summaries of the rulings from the leading cases before the Supreme Court in its just-ended term:  Long quiet, justices end their term with a growlFor most of the term, Supreme Court justices showed remarkable restraint. They displayed broad agreement even in some volatile areas and refrained from angry dissents.
Top court’s gun ban rejection is opportunity for D.C.
In light of Thursday’s landmark Supreme Court decision to overturn D.C.’s long-standing ban on handguns, allow me to begin the second-guessing.  D.C. handgun ban struck downThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declared that Americans have a constitutional right to keep a gun in their homes for self-defense, a landmark decision ending D.C.’s long-standing handgun ban in favor of an individual’s right to bear arms.  High court affirms gun rights in historic decisionSilent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the Supreme Court found its voice Thursday in a decision affirming the right to have guns for self-defense in the home and addressing a constitutional riddle almost as old as the republic over what it means to say the people may keep and bear arms.
Reactions to the Supreme Court striking down the DC gun ban
Some reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting: |
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