Archive for October 22nd, 2008
Justices Stevens and Thomas Discuss Death Penalty Proportionality
0 Comments Published by Kedar October 22nd, 2008 in Clarence Thomas, Death Penalty, John Paul Stevens, Supreme CourtOn Monday the court denied review in Walker v. Georgia, a case revolving around the court’s proportionality standard applied to the death penalty. The court has long struggled to find an adequate means of countering racist bias within the capital system and there is little doubt that the issue will rear its ahead again in [...]





