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Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their own
Read full article: Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their ownThe 12 jurors chosen to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is executed will be exposed to horrific images and emotional testimony, but must deal with any mental anguish alone.
Defense for some Capitol rioters: election misinformation
Read full article: Defense for some Capitol rioters: election misinformationFalsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now some who are facing criminal charges for their actions during the riot hope their gullibility might save them in court or at least produce some sympathy.
Supreme Court to hear case about juvenile life sentences
Read full article: Supreme Court to hear case about juvenile life sentencesFILE - In this Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen at sundown on the eve of Election Day, in Washington. The Supreme Court is to hear arguments in a case that could put the brakes on what has been a gradual move toward more leniency for children who are convicted of murder. And in 2010 the court eliminated life-without-parole sentences for juveniles, except in cases where a juvenile has killed someone. No longer on the court are Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anthony Kennedy, who were key to the 2012 decision limiting the use of life sentences. The Supreme Court last year heard arguments in a different case about juvenile life sentences.