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19 May 2007, 10:12 am
Rather, he invites the State to violate two of the most basic norms of a civilized society - that the State's penal authority be invoked only where necessary to serve the ends of justice, not the ends of a particular individual, and that punishment be imposed only where the State has adequate assurance that the punishment is justified.United States Supreme Court Justice, 1990(1)Robert Comer, Christopher Newton and Elijah Page have something in common, aside from being on death row in… [read post]
18 May 2007, 3:25 am
§ §7, 9, 13, 15 and 70 shall take effect on 4/12/07 the thirtieth day after this act shall have become a law, and shall apply to offenses committed on and after such date; d. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 9:48 pm
Anyone can purchase a copy of the draft, though, and as legal publications go they're not all that expensive. [read post]
5 Feb 2007, 7:46 pm
Al-Khazraji, 481 U.S. 604, 610-12 (1987) (White, J., for an unanimous Court) (looking to dictionaries contemporaneous to the enacting Congress in interpreting an 1866 civil rights statute); Perrin v. [read post]
30 Dec 2006, 5:31 pm
A more "formal" execution of Henry Wirz, whom President Johnson decided had committed "wanton cruelty" in the civil war. [read post]