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Death By Dehumanization: Prosecutorial Narratives Of Death-Sentenced Women And Lgbtq Prisoners, Jessica Sutton, John Mills, Jennifer Merrigan, Kristin Swain Sep 2022

Death By Dehumanization: Prosecutorial Narratives Of Death-Sentenced Women And Lgbtq Prisoners, Jessica Sutton, John Mills, Jennifer Merrigan, Kristin Swain

St. John's Law Review

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At the core of every capital sentencing proceeding is a guarantee that before condemning a person to die, the sentencer must consider the humanity and dignity of the individual facing the ultimate sanction. This principle—that “death is . . . different” and, therefore, requires consideration of the “diverse frailties of humankind”—echoes throughout the United States Supreme Court’s Eighth Amendment jurisprudence. And yet courts are reluctant to remedy the devastating impact of prosecutorial arguments that dehumanize marginalized persons facing the death penalty, condemning these arguments while nevertheless “affirm[ing] resulting convictions based on procedural doctrines such as harmless error.”

These dehumanizing …


The Bawd And The Bard: Mercy Tempers Strict Statutory Application In Shakespeare's Measure For Measure, C.M.A. Mc Cauliff Nov 2017

The Bawd And The Bard: Mercy Tempers Strict Statutory Application In Shakespeare's Measure For Measure, C.M.A. Mc Cauliff

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


The U.S. Catholic Bishops And Gay Civil Rights: Four Case Studies, Robert Nugent Oct 2017

The U.S. Catholic Bishops And Gay Civil Rights: Four Case Studies, Robert Nugent

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Homosexuality And Validity Of Matrimony - A Study In Homo-Psychosexual Inversion, John Rogg Schmidt Apr 2017

Homosexuality And Validity Of Matrimony - A Study In Homo-Psychosexual Inversion, John Rogg Schmidt

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Homosexuality And Nullity - Developing Jurisprudence, Rev. Msgr. Walter F. Kenny Feb 2017

Homosexuality And Nullity - Developing Jurisprudence, Rev. Msgr. Walter F. Kenny

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Homosexuality - A New Ground For Annulment? Oct 2016

Homosexuality - A New Ground For Annulment?

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Invalidity Of Marriage By Reason Of Sexual Anomalies, Charles J. Ritty, J.C.L. Oct 2016

Invalidity Of Marriage By Reason Of Sexual Anomalies, Charles J. Ritty, J.C.L.

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Sexual Offenses - Legal And Moral Considerations, S. Oley Cutler, S.J. Oct 2016

Sexual Offenses - Legal And Moral Considerations, S. Oley Cutler, S.J.

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Sexual Anomalies And The Law, John R. Cavanagh Sep 2016

Sexual Anomalies And The Law, John R. Cavanagh

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Ballin In The Boardroom: Changing The Social Context Of Sexual Harassment, Todd J. Clark Mar 2016

Ballin In The Boardroom: Changing The Social Context Of Sexual Harassment, Todd J. Clark

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

No abstract provided.