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Gunmen in Baghdad shot and killed a lawyer and judge working for the Iraqi Special Tribunal set up to try Saddam Hussein and his top lieutenants, while car bombs killed at least 10 Iraqi soldiers in two separate attacks on…

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday by a 5-4 vote that the death penalty for convicted murderers under the age of 18 is unconstitutional. A discussion with a Supreme Court reporter about the landmark decision.