Yet the debate over guns, as is the case with many other contentious issues in American history, cannot be intelligently pursued without recognizing its constitutional dimensions.

WSJ: David Rivkin and Andrew Grossman: Gun Control and the Constitution

In any case, the Jakarta meeting should be less contentious than last year's gathering in Brunei.

CNN: TEST OF WILLS

With the completion of oral arguments in the Voting Rights Act case, the Court has now entered the most contentious weeks of its year.

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