Comments on: Children and the Law

By: The Curmudgeonly Clerk

The Curmudgeonly Clerk — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 21:03:15 +0000

Rape As A Capital Crime

Ken Lammers brought this very interesting story to my attention. The Associated Press, by way of CourtTV reports that:A man…

By: Crescat Sententia

Crescat Sententia — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:32:34 +0000

Strange Bedfellows?

Julian Sanchez, dubious of the death penalty, is still dubious of Supreme-Court-abolition of the juvenile death penalty. So, too, Justice Scalia: There is something to be said for popular abolition of the death penalty; there is nothing to be said…

By: Crescat Sententia

Crescat Sententia — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:05:49 +0000

Here we go

After ducking the question long enough for us to get the John Lee Malvo trial over with, the Supreme Court will now decide whether the execution of 16- and 17- year-olds constitutes “Cruel and Unusual Punishment” in some way that…