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The State of California is prohibited from using the gas chamber to execute condemned prisoners.Read more »
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The California Court of Appeals rules that organized graduation prayers are not constitutional.Read more »
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The California Supreme Court establishes that the First Amendment requires a higher standard of proof and review to find libel, especially when the respondents are public figures.Read more »