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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 -- 10:23 AM ET
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Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Raping Children
The Supreme Court struck down a law that allows execution for
raping a child, ruling that it would violate the
Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. In
another ruling, the justices cut the $2.5 billion punitive
damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500
million.
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