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High Court Issues Key Rulings as Term Winds Down

The US Supreme Court ruled today that the death penalty for raping a child is unconstitutional if the child is not killed. It also cut punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill from $2.5 billion to $507 million. David Savage reports on the court for the Los Angeles Times .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The US Supreme Court ruled today that the death penalty for raping a child is unconstitutional if the child is not killed. It also cut punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill from $2.5 billion to $507 million. David Savage reports on the court for the Los Angeles Times.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
David Savage
Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times

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High Court Issues Key Rulings as Term Winds Down

The US Supreme Court ruled today that the death penalty for raping a child is unconstitutional if the child is not killed. It also cut punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill from $2.5 billion to $507 million. David Savage reports on the court for the Los Angeles Times .

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High Court Issues Key Rulings as Term Winds Down

The US Supreme Court ruled today that the death penalty for raping a child is unconstitutional if the child is not killed. It also cut punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill from $2.5 billion to $507 million. David Savage reports on the court for the Los Angeles Times .

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