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Samuel Alito - Former U.S. Senator Fred Dalton Thompson, R-TN, holds his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington on April 13, 2007.  From left to right: Senator Thompson, Secretary for Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson, Associate Justice Samuel Alito.    (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/POOL)
Samuel Alito - Former U.S. Senator Fred Dalton Thompson, R-TN, holds his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington on April 13, 2007. From left to right: Senator Thompson, Secretary for Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson, Associate Justice Samuel Alito. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/POOL)
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BUSH SPEAKS AT NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST IN WASHINGTON
Former U.S. Senator Fred Dalton Thompson, R-TN, holds his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington on April 13, 2007. From left to right: Senator Thompson, Secretary for Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson, Associate Justice Samuel Alito.
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WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court struck down for Eighth Amendment reasons a Louisiana law that permitted the death penalty for defendants convicted of child rape.

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WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled punitive damages were allowed in a suit over the Exxon Valdez oil spill, but lowered the award to $507.5 million from $2.5 billion.

Right to counsel begins when charges read

WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- A defendant's right to counsel begins when he first hears the charges against him and is jailed, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

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WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Collection companies can recover long-distance telephone fees for pay phone companies disputing charges owed, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Justices reject first Gitmo appeal

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the first Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee's case since ruling prisoners may appeal their detentions in civilian court.

Leahy criticizes Supreme Court rulings

WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., criticized the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, accusing it of protecting corporations rather than ordinary citizens.
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