In addition,the nine justices will also hear arguments about whether sentencing juveniles to life in prison without paroles for crimes other than murder violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The court is scheduled to hear cases involving gun rights, free speech and whether juvenile offenders should be sentenced to life in prison without parole in criminal cases that do not involve murder.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05