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A Modest Appeal For Decent Respect, Jessica Olive, David C. Gray
A Modest Appeal For Decent Respect, Jessica Olive, David C. Gray
Faculty Scholarship
In Graham v. Florida, the Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits imposing a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of release for nonhomicide crimes if the perpetrator was under the age of eighteen at the time of his offense. In so holding, Justice Kennedy cited foreign and international law to confirm the Court’s independent judgment. In his dissent, Justice Thomas recited now-familiar objections to the Court’s reliance on these sources. Those objections are grounded in his originalist jurisprudence. In this short invited essay, which expands on prior work, we argue that Justice Thomas should abandon these …
A Prayer For Constitutional Comparativism In Eighth Amendment Cases, David C. Gray
A Prayer For Constitutional Comparativism In Eighth Amendment Cases, David C. Gray
Faculty Scholarship
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Gates V. Cook: Are Courts Equipped To Manage Prisons?, Katherine T. Wainwright
Gates V. Cook: Are Courts Equipped To Manage Prisons?, Katherine T. Wainwright
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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Revisiting Robinson: The Eighth Amendment As Constitutional Support For Theories Of Criminal Responsibility, Jeffrey A. Rowe
Revisiting Robinson: The Eighth Amendment As Constitutional Support For Theories Of Criminal Responsibility, Jeffrey A. Rowe
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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