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- Texas has killed Marvin Wilson, a death row inmate who was diagnosed as “mildly mentally retarded” by a court appointed psychologist.
- Chief Justice Roberts indicates the Supreme Court is likely to consider a lower court decision blocking DNA collection from persons arrested for certain crimes.
- The ACLU files a lawsuit claiming that a Puerto Rican law preventing disruptions of legislators violates the First Amendment.
- The Florida Supreme Court will consider whether an undocumented immigrant can be admitted to the practice of law, an issue that is also currently pending in California’s highest court.
- Indiana swears in a new chief justice.
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