O In keeping with the times and deviating from tradition, the opinions appeared only online rather than being first announced ceremoniously in a robed ritual.
One opinion, Kahler v. Kansas – a tale of murder, conviction and death sentence – offers us a deep, philosophical read while we shelter at home.
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