The Supreme Court has ruled that the only exceptions to a defendant's right to confront and cross-examine witnesses about testimonial evidence are those that were recognized at the nation's founding: (1) declarations made by a speaker who was both on the brink of death and aware that he or she was dying, and (2) when the defendant engaged in conduct designed to prevent the witness from testifying.

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The Supreme Court has indeed recognized these exceptions based on historical practices at the time of the nation's founding, emphasizing the importance of the Confrontation Clause in the Sixth Amendment but allowing for these specific exceptions.

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