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2014 Bill Of Rights Journal Symposium: Atkins On The Ground, Paul Marcus, Jeffrey Bellin, Caroline Everington, Marc Tassé, John H. Blume

Jeffrey Bellin

Atkins v. Virginia A Dozen Years Later: A Report Card

In 2002 the United States Supreme Court overturned decades-long precedent, holding that the execution of defendants with intellectual and developmental disabilities violated the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

This symposium discusses and evaluates the decision in Atkins v. Virginia, including its effects and application in practice, from both legal and psychological points of view.

2014 Bill Of Rights Journal Symposium: Atkins In Other Contexts, Adam M. Gershowitz, Paul Marcus, Christopher Slobogin, Scott Sundby

Adam M. Gershowitz

Atkins v. Virginia A Dozen Years Later: A Report Card

In 2002 the United States Supreme Court overturned decades-long precedent, holding that the execution of defendants with intellectual and developmental disabilities violated the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

This symposium discusses and evaluates the decision in Atkins v. Virginia, including its effects and application in practice, from both legal and psychological points of view.

Capital Murder Symposium: Policy Panel, Davison M. Douglas, Richard Dieter

Davison M. Douglas

This symposium looked at capital murder prosecutions, mainly in Virginia, from both a practice standpoint and a policy standpoint. This is the final session, the Policy Panel that addressed if and when the death penalty should be imposed..