Death penalty takes a blow

[jerry611]

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to new constitutional challenges to lethal injection, the method used by most states and the federal government to execute death row inmates.

In an unanimous decision, the court allowed those condemned to die to make last-minute claims that the chemicals used are too painful — and therefore amount to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment.

Justices, in a separate 5-3 ruling, also made it easier for death row inmates to challenge their convictions with new evidence. The court said Tennessee death-row inmate Paul Gregory House can use DNA evidence to try to get his conviction overturned in the 1985 murder of a neighbor.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13277196/

[Freedom_from_Chains]

1. Good!

[stepnw1f]

2. GOOD! (nt)

[upi402]

3. GOOD!! Treason (Rove, Libby) is punishable by death

[smokey nj]

4. Good......

I'm curious, does anyone know who dissented?

[jerry611]

5. Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas

The ruling to allow court challanges was unanimous. The other ruling that allows inmates to challange their convictions was 5-3 with Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas dissenting.

Alito recused himself and did not vote since the case was argued before he joined the court.

I guess Jeb Bush is pissed off. He's playing the whole "victims don't get justice" card again...

[smokey nj]

6. Aren't Roberts and Scalia "good" Catholics?

[BayCityProgressive]

7. only if they

are bashing gays or trying to force people to pray. They love supporting murder and dictatorship.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. "Pro-life" ends at the moment the fetus leaves the uterus.