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U.S. Supreme Court Opinions: SCOTUSblog has posts on the U.S. Supreme Court decisions released today. Today the Court announced rulings in Begay v. United States, Baze v. Rees, and Burgess v. United States. Lyle Denniston's in-depth post on the opinion in Baze can be found here, and a quick summary of Breyer's majority opinion in Begay can be found here. Kennedy v. Louisiana: Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kennedy, a case addressing Louisiana's implementation of the death penalty for child rape. Corey Rayburn Yung's summary of the arguments can be found at Sex Crimes Blog. Concurring Opinions: Dave Hoffman at Concurring Opinions has an interesting post comparing Stevens' and Scalia's concurring opinions in Baze...continue to full post

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