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Cruel And Unusual Punishment: Denying Ex-Felons The Right To Vote, Amy Heath
Cruel And Unusual Punishment: Denying Ex-Felons The Right To Vote, Amy Heath
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Atkins V. Virginia: National Consensus Or Six-Person Opinion?, Joanna Hall
Atkins V. Virginia: National Consensus Or Six-Person Opinion?, Joanna Hall
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Contemplating Cruel And Unusual: A Critical Analysis Of Baze V. Rees In The Context Of The Supreme Court's Eighth Amendment Proportionality Jurisprudence, Katie Roth Heilman
Contemplating Cruel And Unusual: A Critical Analysis Of Baze V. Rees In The Context Of The Supreme Court's Eighth Amendment Proportionality Jurisprudence, Katie Roth Heilman
American University Law Review
This Comment argues that, while the Court’s modern Eighth Amendment jurisprudence has gradually reduced the circumstances under which the death penalty may be imposed, this trend is inconsistent with the Court’s unwillingness to critically examine the specific procedures states use to execute, even in the face of growing concerns over the humaneness of such procedures. Part I gives a historic overview of the Court’s limited method-of-execution jurisprudence, followed by a review of the Court’s recent line of rulings on challenges to the death penalty’s proportionality. Part II analyzes Baze within the broader context of the Court’s Eight Amendment proportionality jurisprudence. …
Giving Birth In Shackles: A Constitutional And Human Rights Violation, Dana L. Sichel
Giving Birth In Shackles: A Constitutional And Human Rights Violation, Dana L. Sichel
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
American University Law Review
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Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.