Follow-up: Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders

The Court today announced that the final session of the 2011 term will be this Thursday, June 28. This almost certainly means the Court will rule then on the closely watched cases involving President Obama's signature healthcare reform legislation.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the sentencing of two fourteen-year-old boys to life without parole violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.