22 June Front Page of NY Times

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Court Affirms Ban on Aiding Groups Tied to Terror

By ADAM LIPTAK

The Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment challenge to a federal law that bars giving “material support” to terrorist organizations.

• The Decision (pdf)
• Room for Debate: What Counts as Abetting Terrorists?
• More Rulings: Biotech Seed Sales | Hormone Therapy

Guilty Plea in Times Square Bomb Plot

By BENJAMIN WEISER

The defendant in a failed Times Square bombing pleaded guilty in an abrupt end to a terrorism case that extended to Pakistan.

• Times Topics: Times Square Bomb Attempt | Faisal Shahzad

Political Memo

From Run for the White House to a Run Just to Stay in Place

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Gone are the days when John McCain drew big crowds as he battled Barack Obama for the presidency. Now he is just trying to keep his job.

Diamond Find Could Lift Zimbabwe, or Bolster Mugabe

By CELIA W. DUGGER

New mining has provoked fears that riches will be used to subvert attempts to bring democracy to Zimbabwe and to finance conflicts.

• Times Topics:Zimbabwe | Robert Mugabe

Stores’ Treatment of Shoplifters Tests Rights

By COREY KILGANNON and JEFFREY E. SINGER

Groceries are using the Chinese custom of holding accused shoplifters, then ordering them to pay and posting their photographs.

• Video: If You Steal, Pose and Then Pay Up

In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That

By CATHERINE RAMPELL

In the last two years, at least 10 law schools have made their grading systems more lenient to give their students a better chance in a soft job market.