The Supreme Court of the United States decided that it was no longer okay to execute retarded people, because a "national consensus" has emerged that such judicial killings are cruel and unusual punishment and are thus, in light of "evolving standards of decency," prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. The Court offered little guidance for determining what constitutes "
Weekly Review
Weekly Review
Weekly Review
The Supreme Court of the United States decided that it was no longer okay to execute retarded people, because a "national consensus" has emerged that such judicial killings are cruel and unusual punishment and are thus, in light of "evolving standards of decency," prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. The Court offered little guidance for determining what constitutes "