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tisdag, juni 26, 2012

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NEW YORK TIMES - TOP NEWS

Blocking Parts of Arizona Law, Justices Allow Its Centerpiece

By ADAM LIPTAK and JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected much of Arizona's immigration law but permitted the state's instruction to its police to check the immigration status of people they detain.

Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Citizens United

By ADAM LIPTAK
In declining to take another look at its blockbuster 2010 Citizens United ruling, the Supreme Court reversed a Montana Supreme Court decision that refused to follow it.

Justices Bar Mandatory Life Terms for Juveniles

By ETHAN BRONNER
The justices ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that such sentencing for those under 18 violated the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Washington Memo

Polarized Over Health Care, United on Drama of Ruling

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
The impending decision by the Supreme Court on President Obama's health care law will be the beginning of the end of one of the most divisive policy battles in decades.
 
Tensions have eased in the Kashmir region,
 but they are still just below the surface.
 Kashmiri Muslims retrieved relics
after a fire at a shrine on Monday.

In Kashmir, the Killing Has Stopped, but the Killers Roam Free

By GARDINER HARRIS
After decades of war, Kashmir is blooming again, but a question remains about how to handle those who were behind much of the violence.

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