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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… [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 9:47 am
California Supreme Court on Atkins v. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 10:10 am
I recently noted here that states have developed, and struggled with, a wide array of "ways to enforce the constitutional restriction" on executing mentally retarded offenders as required by the Supreme Court's 2002 Atkins decision. [read post]
10 Apr 2007, 9:59 pm
More federalism in administering Atkins When the Supreme Court declared in Atkins v. [read post]
8 Apr 2007, 11:06 pm
" Keyes concluded that Clark should be excluded from execution under both the Texas Mentally Retarded Persons Act and the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Atkins v. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 8:16 am
In 2002, in Atkins v Virginia, theUS Supreme Court outlawed the execution of people withretardation. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 4:24 am
Texas to execute Mentally RetardedMan on April 11, 2007Since April 11th is only a week away, I suggest that people telephone,write or visit Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis.Rodney Ellis has repeatedly introduced Texas State Legislation to dealwith how the Texas courts are to handle Atkins v. [read post]
11 Mar 2007, 3:17 am
Death penalty experts, moreover, note that of the five states allowing the death penalty for child rape, only one handed that sentence down. [read post]
18 Feb 2007, 1:52 pm
Jefferson--my favorite president in US History.Eric Muller posted a "cool" letter he found relating to the Gibbons v. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 4:04 am
That question was recently put to the test in the case of McKesson Information Solutions, Inc. v. [read post]