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washingtonpost.com - 11/3/2009

Iran's Khamenei rejects U.S. outreach

— washingtonpost.com — TEHRAN -- Iran's supreme leader, spurning what he described as several personal overtures from President Obama, warned... Tuesday that negotiating with the United States would be "naive and perverted" and that Iranian politicians should not be "deceived" ... (more) Iran's Khamenei rejects U.S. outreach

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themoderatevoice.com - 11/8/2009

On SCOTUS cases and juveniles in jail for life

— themoderatevoice.com — My social work field placement was in the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court in 1989-1990. A large chunk... of my work was conducting a part of the process performed that leads to the clinicians providing information to the jurists so that they can decide whether or not a minor is ... (more) On SCOTUS cases and juveniles in jail for life

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nytimes.com - 11/7/2009

Supreme Court to Hear Appeals on Juveniles’ Life Sentences

— nytimes.com — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — There are just over 100 people in the world serving sentences of life without... the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as juveniles in which no one was killed. All are in the United States. And 77 of them are here in ... (more) Supreme Court to Hear Appeals on Juveniles’ Life ...

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Supreme Court Considers Life Sentences For Juveniles
Politics Daily — ... The high court heard two cases Monday from Florida, The Washington Post reported. One concerns Terrance Graham, who was given a life sentence without parole at age 17 after violating probation on an armed robbery charge. ...

Reason Morning Links: GDR Memorial Edition
Hit & Run — ... • Happy anniversary, Berlin. • The Democrats' health care bill faces new obstacles in the Senate. • The Supreme Court considers whether life sentences for juveniles violate the Eight Amendment. • More banks fail in five states. • Iraq takes a step toward its next election. • Fort Hood: The conspiracy theories begin. ...

"Juvenile life sentences go to high court"
How Appealing — ... Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined "High court to look at life in prison for juveniles." Today's edition of that newspaper also contains an editorial entitled " ...

"High court seems to be taking a familiar split over life in prison for juveniles"
How Appealing — "High court seems to be taking a familiar split over life in prison for juveniles": Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update. ...

Is the Supreme Court about to discover a new right?
Betsy's Page — It was just a few years ago when the Supreme Court decided that "cruel and unusual punishment" included the execution of someone who committed a crime a few months short of his 18th birthday. Now the question before the Court is whether or not it would be cruel and unusual to sentence someone to a lifetime sentence for a crime committed before the 18th birthday. Few states have such provisions, but there are some that do and those sentences were challenged Monday at the Supreme Court. The court in 2005 decided that it was unconstitutional to execute juveniles who had committed ...

A.M. Roundup
Capitol Confidential — ... The Supreme Court appears to be divided over the question of life sentences for non-homicide crimes committed by juveniles. (WashPost) ...

Tuesday Round-up
SCOTUSblog — ... and the Washington Post both have extensive coverage of yesterday’s arguments in the controversial Graham and Sullivan cases.  The ...