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...This has been a big session for death penalty laws. Last week, the Court ruled it is unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded prisoners. Are we seeing a trend? Perry thinks that may be exactly what we're witnessing, but Robert Cottrol isn't so sure. Cottrol who is professor of law at the George Washington University School of Law in Washington , D.C., specializes in criminal law and legal history. He urges caution when trying to discern macro-movements within the Court. "We can certainly distinguish three Justices - Breyer, Stevens and Ginsburg - who are deeply skeptical toward the death penalty," says...
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