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High Court Won't Revisit Child Rape Case

June Decision Outlawed Death Penalty For People Convicted Of Raping Children



Supreme Court Shoots Down D.C. Gun Ban

5-4 Ruling Says Washington's 32-Year-Old Ban Incompatible With 2nd Amendment



Supreme Court Reverberates In Campaign

McCain, Obama Weigh In On Gun Rights, Death Penalty Rulings



High Court Spares Lives Of Child Rapists

In 5-4 Vote, Justices Strike Down Louisiana Law; Court Also Reduces Exxon Valdez Settlement

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Supreme Court Slashes Exxon Valdez Damages

Ruling Cuts $2.5B Award To $500M; Decision Affects More Than 30,000 Alaskans



High Court OKs Fast Track For Border Fence

Justices Refuse To Rein In White House's Power To Waive Laws To Speed Fence's Construction



Supreme Court Weighs Ashcroft-Terror Suit

Pakistani Muslim Detainee Held With No Hearing Brings Lawsuit Against Ex-Attorney General

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Supreme Court Sides With Gitmo Detainees

Bush Unhappy With 5-4 Ruling That Foreign Terror Suspects Can Challenge Detention

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High Court Sides With Workers In 2 Cases

Decisions Support Employees Who Face Retaliation Following Age And Race Discrimination Claims



High Court Upholds Child Porn Promo Ban

7-2 Decision Also Criminalizes Possession Of Child Pornography



Apartheid Victims' U.S. Lawsuit To Proceed

High Court Can't Intervene Because 4 Justices Forced To Sit Out Case Over Apparent Conflicts



High Court Approves Indiana Voter ID Law

6-3 Ruling Upholds Law That Requires Voters To Produce Photo ID At Polling Centers



Justice Scalia On The Record

60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl Interviews The Supreme Court Justice About His Public And Private Life

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Court: Cop Search OK Even If Arrest Isn't

High Court Affirms Search And Seizure In Va. Case Even Though Arrest Turned Out To Be Invalid


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