Consider the 2002 and 2005 Supreme Court cases of Roper v. Simmons and

As of December, 2016, thirty-two states and the Federal government allow the use of the death penalty. Since 2007, four states have abolished the death penalty, and the rate of executions in the states that allow it has slowed dramatically. Several states have bills pending that have the potential to end or limit the use […]

OBSERVING A COURT PROCEEDING

ASSIGNMENT:  OBSERVING A COURT PROCEEDING Reports received after the due date will not receive full credit; the later the report, the fewer the points.   This assignment is to attend an actual court session and then to write a reflective report about what you thought about what you observed.  This assignment will be fun for […]