Stephen Breyer Versus the Death Penalty
Capital punishment holds a strange and unique place in the Supreme Court’s work. Ever since the justices effectively abolished it in 1972 and then resurrected it in 1976, they have taken an unusual level of responsibility for administering the American death penalty. Legislatures still write death penalty statutes, prosecutors still decide when to pursue it, and juries still decide whether to impose it. But it is the Supreme Court that truly decides whether someone actually lives or dies by the government’s hand. Читать дальше...