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Justices Strike Death Penalty for Child Rape

Top court also trims $2.5B Exxon Valdez damages to $500M

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2008 10:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Supreme Court found today that the “death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child,” striking down a Louisiana law as cruel and unusual punishment. While the court split 5-4 on the hot-button issue—swing justice Anthony Kennedy...   Read full story »

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