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Atkins v. Virginia, No. 00-8452 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 304; 122 S.Ct. 2242) (June 20, 2002) (Justice Stevens)

Loaded on Aug. 9, 2005 published in Punch and Jurists June 03, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability.

More than any other topic, the death penalty seems to divide the Supreme Court Justices into bitter, warring camps. In this case, a 6-to-3 majority of the Court held that the Constitution bars the execution of mentally retarded criminals. That ruling was based on the majority’s view that a “national ...

 

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  1. Atkins v. Virginia, No. 00-8452 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 304; 122 S.Ct. 2242) (June 20, 2002) (Justice Stevens)
  2. U.S. v. Minore, No. 99-30381 (9th Cir.) (292 F.3d 1109) (June 17, 2002) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher)
  3. Ring v. Arizona, No. 01-488 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 584; 122 S.Ct. 2428) (June 24, 2002) (Justice Ginsburg)
  4. Harris v. U.S., No. 00-10666 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 545; 122 S.Ct. 2406) (June 24, 2002) (Justice Kennedy)
  5. U.S. v. Johnson, No. CR 00-3034 (N.D.Iowa) (196 F.Supp.2d 795) (April 23, 2002) (Judge Mark W. Bennett)
  6. U.S. v. Quinones, No. 00 CR 761 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (196 F.Supp.2d 416) (April 25, 2002) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff)
  7. Curtis v. U.S., No. 01-2826 (7th Cir.) (294 F.3d 841) (June 19, 2002) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)
  8. U.S. v. Ruiz, No. 01-595 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 622; 122 S.Ct. 2450) (June 24, 2002) (Justice Breyer)

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