Travesty Time, Again

Travesty Time, Again In its death-penalty decision, the Supreme Court hits a new low T

HERE are plenty of reasons to deplore Roper v. Simmons, the Supreme Court’s decision that a murderer under the age of 18 when he committed his crime cannot be given the death penalty. The Court majority once more exhibited for all to see that dazzling combination of lawlessness and moral presumption which increasingly characterizes its Bill of Rights jurisprudence.

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Robert H. Bork

The late Mr. Bork was a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute.

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Travesty Time, Again In its death-penalty decision, the Supreme Court hits a new low T

HERE are plenty of reasons to deplore Roper v. Simmons, the Supreme Court’s decision that a murderer under the age of 18 when he committed his crime cannot be given the death penalty. The Court majority once more exhibited for all to see that dazzling combination of lawlessness and moral presumption which increasingly characterizes its Bill of Rights jurisprudence.