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Justice Gambit
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Commentary on events in the U.S. system of justice from a social science perspective.
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No Reversal on Kennedy v. Louisiana
The Supreme Court on Tuesday voted, 7 to 2, not to reconsider its decision last June that the death penalty is unconstitutional punishment for the rape of a child.Read more....Clearly there is no national trend toward executing child rapists, and the...
Palin's town charged women for rape exams
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown required women to pay for their own rape examinations while she was mayor, a practice her police chief fought to keep as late as 2000.Read more...At up to $1000 per kit, it is not difficult to imagine the impact tha...
The Cost of Capital Punishment
It is not uncommon to hear claims that when it come to capital punishment, money should not matter. Today's op ed in the Star Press is typical.Read more...The editorial laments the fact that the prosecutor is not seeking a death sentence in a local c...
Harmless Error
In a rare move, the Supreme Court said it might reconsider its June decision that struck down the death penalty for crimes that fall short of murder, after a law blog revealed that the government left out a fact that would have bolstered its argument...
Virginia's DNA Project
After Eva King Jones, 88, was raped and killed in her small-town Virginia home, a local man was accused and convicted. Now, 33 years later, police say newly discovered DNA evidence has led to the arrest of someone else.Read more....This state-wide ef...
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