Supreme Court Begins 2006-2007 Term

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court began its 2006-2007 term with 38 cases already on the docket and dozens more certain to come. These three are already generating buzz:

• Gonzales v. Carhart, which will decide the fate of the 2003 "partial-birth" abortion ban.
• Lopez v. Gonzales and Toledo-Flores v. United States, which will determine whether state felonies must qualify as federal felonies for immigration purposes.
• Ornoski v. Belmontes, which will tell us whether a convicted murderer's rehabilitation may be taken into account when determining whether or not to put him to death.

And that's only the beginning. Watch this space for more news and analysis dealing with the Supreme Court's 2006-2007 civil liberties cases.

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• Supreme Court Civil Liberties Cases for the 2006-2007 Term