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Factual Error in Kennedy Decision: Reporting for the NY Times, Linda Greenhouse examines the potential impact of the Kennedy ruling that the death penalty is not a suitable punishment for child rape in light of the fact that the justices appeared to place great emphasis on the belief that no federal jurisdiction permitted that punishment. No briefs were submitted containing contrary information, but apparently, the military changed its law in 2006 to make child rape punishable by death. Taser Proliferation Likely after 2nd Amendment Ruling?: Paul H. Robinson's op-ed in the NY Times suggests that the new Supreme Court decision on the individual's right to bear arms will result in legislation to limit firearms in favor of non-lethal alternatives like the Taser...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on July 02, 2008 (boomark / email).