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Supreme Court Ruling in Graham: Life Without Parole for Juvenile
Having just read this decision, and the evolution of the evolving standards of decency and proportionality review, in addition to the first ever time that I remember the court completing a social study that was cited by a party, and using it to justify the holding in the case- all I can say is wow- second time in about 20 years I have been rendered speechless by the tortured logic of a U.S.C.T. decision.
08-7412.pdf application/pdf Object.
This really does deserve a fuller review, so more analysis to follow.
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