Posted by Orin Kerr:
Roper v. Simmons:
Liberal critics often accuse the Rehnquist Court of being an activist
court that overthrows precedents and allows its own will to trump that
of legislatures. The latest data point on this question is in: check
out [1]Roper v. Simmons, a 5-4 decision by Justice Kennedy
invalidating the use of the death penalty for juveniles, overthrowing
[2]Stanford v. Kentucky.
I'm heading off to teach a class; more commentary later when I have
read the opinions.
References
1. http://scotus.ap.org/scotus/03-633p.zo.pdf
2.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=492&invol=361
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