In a case out of the Ninth Circuit, Florida AG Ashley Moody joined several others as amici urging the Court to reject the "evolving standards of decency" standard under Eighth Amendment jurisprudence.
Anything to eliminate the death penalty?
In any age, it is the appropriate and deserved punishment for some crimes committed by some people. Deterrence is irrelevant.
Isn't "evolving standards of decency" a quote from Furman? How can they claim it's "not textual?"
Anything to eliminate the death penalty?
In any age, it is the appropriate and deserved punishment for some crimes committed by some people. Deterrence is irrelevant.
Isn't "evolving standards of decency" a quote from Furman? How can they claim it's "not textual?"