Word: scopes
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...death row, it would be ridiculous to believe that all innocents are spared. Wrongful death is so deeply embedded in capital punishment that its eradication is beyond the abilities of any Governor’s Council—no matter how talented its members. Another problem beyond the scope of the Governor’s Council is the racial bias that afflicts the judicial process in death penalty cases. Studies have consistently shown that black defendants are much more likely to be sentenced to death than white defendants in comparable cases...
...years, the presence of the Soviet threat—perceived a greater evil—muted disdain for America. But once this danger disappeared, old antipathies reemerged with new strength in a Europe that was about to embark on an unprecedented state-building process of a scale and scope unmatched in human history...
Romney added that the council is not responsible for determining whether Massachusetts should reinstate the death penalty, but only for drafting legislation so that the death penalty could be applied in a very narrow scope of situations, namely “terrorist attacks and mass murder, assassination of police officers, judges and prison guards and very heinous crimes...
Barnett argued in his first point that the scope of Congressional power was strictly limited in Article I of the Constitution...
...suit seeks to lift the veil of secrecy obscuring the true nature of crime at Harvard and other universities. Without access to HUPD records, it is impossible to fully evaluate important issues such as the scope of sexual assault, student suicides and racial profiling on campus...