High Court to Look at Life Sentences for Juveniles
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 5th, 2009 4:32 am by HL
High Court to Look at Life Sentences for Juveniles
The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will decide whether a 13-year-old convicted of rape must spend the rest of his life in prison, a new front in the court’s examination of whether sentences suitable for adults may be applied to teenagers.
Democrats Seek More Interrogation Documents
Fallout from the Bush administration’s detainee interrogation practices persisted yesterday, with House Democrats requesting documents that reportedly challenged the decision to use methods critics have likened to torture.
Sessions Takes Specter’s Judiciary Post
Senate Republicans yesterday took the first steps in preparing to challenge President Obama’s eventual nominee for the Supreme Court, selecting as their point man for confirmation hearings a backbench Alabama conservative whose own 1986 nomination to the federal courts turned into a racially tinged…
Human Rights Activists Troubled by Administration’s Approach
The Obama administration has backed away from overt expressions of support for human rights and democracy in favor of a more subtle approach, worrying advocates who say that the issues are being given short shrift as President Obama seeks to rebuild relations with allies and reach out to adversar…
