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Supreme Court Will Scrutinize Life Sentences for Juveniles
By David Sessions - Politics DailyTaking up the case of a 13-year-old Florida boy sentenced to life in prison for rape 20 years ago, the Supreme Court will scrutinize harsh sentences for juveniles, the Washington Post reported Thursday. The case has attracted broad attention from activists and amicus briefs urging the court to strike down sentences of life in prison without parole for youthful crimes. It follows a bitterly divided 2005 ruling, in which the high court prohibited minors from receiving the death penalty, even for murder. In majority opinion in the 2005 case, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "The reality that ...
The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now Finale
By B. Thompson Stroud - AOL NewsThe 1997 Cleveland Indians have finally been reassembled on the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers, and it is up to venerable Dugout protagonists Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez to lead them through the playoffs and to the promised land, whether they've been there already or not. If you have not been reading our end of the season special event and want anything you're about to read to make sense, please catch up by reading the first seven parts linked conveniently below. Part "The End" is after the jump.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Dugout **Online Host** Welcome to the 2009 Los Angeles ...
The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 4
By B. Thompson Stroud - AOL NewsNot to ignore everything else that is happening in the world of baseball, but Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez are on the same team and you should be reading about it.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part four of the quest to reunite the entirety of the 1997 Cleveland Indians on the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers takes us places we never dared go, to a post-apocalyptic wasteland where humanity is depraved and the skies are filled with ash. Tonight's Dugout is after the jump. The Dugout WordUpThome: BREAK OUT YOUR NEWTON AND SEE WHOM WE HAVE LEFT UPON OUR LIST ...
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