Juvenile imprisonment for life considered
The Supreme Court appeared split Monday over whether the Constitution forbids life imprisonment for juveniles whose crimes fall short of homicide. Joe Harris Sullivan, above, was sentenced at age 13 for raping an elderly woman. (AP)
Court denies request to stay D.C. sniper's execution
Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor objected to the court's haste.
Prosecutors' immunity weighed
Prosecutors say that they can't be sued for anything they do in their official capacities despite cases of wrongful imprisonment
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