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23 May 2010, 8:34 am by Lawrence Taylor
Over five years ago, I gave a lecture to a national organization of attorneys during which I was asked, among other things, to anticipate the future course of DUI laws in the United States. [read post]
18 May 2010, 6:14 am
United States Supreme Court Decision: May 17, 2010 In a 5-4 opinion by Justice Kennedy, the United States Supreme Court ruled that sentencing juveniles to life without the possibility of parole for non-homicide cases is impermissible under the Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment clause. [read post]
17 Nov 2009, 2:16 pm
And in United States v. [read post]
11 Nov 2009, 1:20 pm
Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that the United States has never ratified. [read post]
7 Nov 2009, 4:32 pm
Just over 100 prison inmates in the United States are serving those terms, according to data compiled by opponents of the sentences. [read post]
3 Nov 2009, 1:01 pm
The United States already stands alone among developed countries in allowing such harsh penalties for juveniles. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 7:44 am
As a consequence, polities abroad adopted different and stronger mechanisms of political accountability than the United States as the price of granting courts the power of constitutional judicial review. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 11:03 am
"Last month, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Mr. [read post]
5 May 2009, 10:31 am
The United States is the only country in the world that still sentences juveniles to life in prison without possibility of parole, Stevenson and other advocates said. [read post]
24 Mar 2009, 3:00 am
On appeal, the appellate court must conduct a review of the award de novo (or anew) pursuant to the "guideposts" enunciated by the United States Supreme Court in BMW of North America, Inc. v. [read post]
17 Mar 2009, 5:22 pm
--An eligible person described in this subsection is-- (1) an individual who is-- (A) a citizen or legal resident of the United States; or (B) a member of a group that includes citizens or legal residents of the United States; or (2) an entity that is incorporated and maintains its primary place of business in the United States. [read post]