All posts in the category: "U.S. Constitutional Law"

 Dying in Vein - Newsweek.com

Newsweek asks the question "Is subjecting an inmate to a failed execution cruel and unusual punishment?" That answer jsut might depend on who you ask.  Read More »

 Supreme Court To Hear School Strip-Search Case - npr.org

The Supreme Court of the United States is set to hear oral arguments pertaining to the case of a Safford, Arizona girl who was subjected to a strip search on the suspicion of drug possession.  Savana Redding, now a 19 year old college freshman, was a 13 year old honor student at the time of the incident.  Redding was forced to strip down to her underwear and reveal her private parts to her middle schools nurse and a secretary that worked for the school's principal.  Read More »

 Ginsburg Shares Views on Influence of Foreign Law on Her Court, and Vice Versa - The New York Times

In a controversial statement, Supreme Court of The United States Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg defended the use of foreign law by American Judges.  Ginsberg contends that a lack of reciprocity in recognizing foreign laws has led to the diminished influence of the United States. Ginsberg said the Canadian Supreme Court is "probably cited more widely abroad than the U.S. Supreme Court." She continued "You will not be listened to if you don’t listen to others.”   Read More »