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cruel and unusual punishment

Bittersweet Victory

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In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases [of child rape] violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Liberadio(!) Podcast: April 21, 2008

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Summary: Guests include Stacy Rector, Executive Director, Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing; A.C. Kleinheider, producer of Nashville Post’s new PostPolitics blog; and Lt.

BLUE RHINO

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After dodging colds and flu the entire winter the rhino virus hit me full throttle yesterday. 

BLUE RHINO

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After dodging colds and flu the entire winter the rhino virus hit me full throttle yesterday. 

Justice Stevens Renounces Death Penalty

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On initial viewing the ruling in Baze v. Rees is simple--7 Justices upholding Kentucky's lethal injection protocols and 2 Justices dissenting that ruling. Underneath that count is a splintered court that produced a separate concurring opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens.

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