Interpreting the Constitution

This week's article, 30 October 2008, reflects some recent work of the Supreme Court.

Death for Child Rape Continued

The 25 July 2008 article discusses the recent Supreme Court decision concerning the death penalty for rape of a child in Louisiana.

This article is related to two previous articles that are linked in this article.

No Death for Child Rape

The 3 July 2008 article discusses the recent Supreme Court decision ruling that a Louisiana law permitting the death penalty for child rape is "cruel and unusual".

This case was introduced in the 20 July 2007 article.