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Morning Kennedy Links

By Corey Rayburnyung

Since the oral argument is today, I'm sure there will be a lot of coverage of the Kennedy case. To start things off, here are a few major media links:The Limits of the Death Penalty, New York TimesA Crime and Its Punishment, Washington PostShould child rapists face death penalty?, Christian Science MonitorAround the blogosphere, we see Jeralyn's post on the case at TalkLeft:Kennedy v. Louisiana, an important and closely followed case is being argued today in the Supreme Court: Can the death penalty be imposed as a punishment for child rape, if the child isn't murdered. Colorado is considering such a law and I outlined the reasons against it here. Sam Kamin at Concurring Opinions offered these thoughts:Whatever the Court does with Kennedy's case, it is unlikely to tell us too much about the future of the death penalty in the United States...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on April 16, 2008 (boomark / email).