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U.S. Supreme Court, Jones v. Mississippi (2021): Life without parole (= dying in prison) for juveniles
Dark prospects for the #RightToHope in this court with only three liberals left (for decades to come...?): Sotomayor, J. with whom Kagan and Breyer, JJ. join, dissenting. 1/14
Dark prospects for the #RightToHope in this court with only three liberals left (for decades to come...?): Sotomayor, J. with whom Kagan and Breyer, JJ. join, dissenting. 1/14
(From a European perspective the whole concept of "irreparable corruption" seems incompatible with human dignity. And dignity (or at least the rule of law) always demands the possibility of parole. But some restrictions were at least closer to human rights than none.) 2/
Sotomayor calls out an attempt of stealth overruling:
"[T]he Court attempts to circumvent stare decisis principles by claiming that “[t]he Court’s decision today carefully follows both Miller and Montgomery.”... The Court is fooling no one." 3/
"[T]he Court attempts to circumvent stare decisis principles by claiming that “[t]he Court’s decision today carefully follows both Miller and Montgomery.”... The Court is fooling no one." 3/
