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Death or Life without parole.
A 13 year old should not be sentence to death without parole. However: If I were 18 years old and had to choose between death or life without parole, I'd choose death without any hesitation.
Posted to Jurisprudence by mlr on November 5, 2009
Ricci decision
The Ricci decision forecloses the Briscoe lawsuit. It will not go to court.
Posted to Jurisprudence by david wayne osedach on October 23, 2009
false accuser
She was wrong on every level and deserves to be charged and tried. The five men she accused of rape would have gone to prison on her lies - their lives ruined.
Posted to Jurisprudence by david wayne osedach on September 21, 2009
Supreme Court message to Sotomayor
The firemens' case is now closed, Promotional test's reimposed; The High Court's recision Of this one decision Tells Sotomayor she'll get hosed. News Short n' Sweet by JFD8 http://twitter.com/JFD8
Posted to The Breakfast Table by JD8 on June 29, 2009
How strange and silly
For several reasons, this is a peculiar and fatuous article, from the otherwise formidable Ms. Lithwick. Why, at this point in the game, suggest that seeing women as flexible and men as rule-bound ''ultimately hurts women''. Surely, if anything, it ultimately hurts -- degrades, and subjects to grotesque cliche -- everyone, male and female. It's ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by foobar on April 11, 2009
in china they prosecute judges for criminal offenses
BEIJING, March 12 -- China's top judge Wang Shengjun said on Tuesday that the Supreme People's Court will ''improve its education of work ethics'' for judges in a bid to weed out judicial corruption. Wang said judicial corruption has seriously damaged the credibility of the country's judicial system and led to ''very bad'' social ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by KayASieverding on March 15, 2009
U Asked for it: Stats on Sexual Behavior of American Youth
You want stats, how about 248,000 sexual assaults on females over 12 in 2007. 73% of rape victims know their attacker. College aged women are more than 4 times likely to be assaulted. 80% of rape victims are under 30. 44% under 18. 30% between 12 and 17. 93% of juvenile sex assault victims knew their attackers. <link> 26% of ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by Usama3 on February 17, 2009
Sexting: Innocence is Dead? Bring on Maturity
There is a phenomenon in America ( and Europe) that suggests the sexual activity of American youth beneath the age of 18 (or 16, if you will) is innocent and therefore absolved of responsibility. This has increasingly been shown to be a fallacy, a cultural choice in conflict with reality. a recent bizarre story in Britain where a 'babyfaced ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by Usama3 on February 17, 2009
Minnesota Lawyers In Robes-- Holding Up The 60th Senate Vote
Look no farther than Minnesota to support the notion that law administered by lawyers has become a farce. A simple election for U.S. Senator, held three months ago is now bogged down in court after an earlier set of legal hearings and an excrutiatingly careful recount. Every election has its errors, and close elections sometimes demand time ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by john adkisson on January 31, 2009
Excellent Article
I would just add that the Convention Against Torture is not a self-executing treaty. Last year the Supreme Court issued the Medellin v. Texas ruling, in which a Mexican citizen had not been informed of his right to contact the Mexican consulate following his arrest, violating widely-recognized international agreements. The Court held that our ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by PosterSteven on January 15, 2009

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