On October 1, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court released a modified opinion in Kennedy v. Louisiana, continuing to hold on a 5-4 vote (Kennedy, J., joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, JJ.; dissent by Alito, J., joined by Roberts, C.J., and Scalia, Thomas, JJ.) that the death penalty for child rape is unconstitutional under the […]
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