Sharply condemning the country's death penalty system, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, in remarks to the American Bar Association over the weekend, steered the debate on President George W. Bush's high court nominee to a new subject: capital punishment. The Court has been closely divided in death row cases, with the departing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor often in the middle. John Roberts, the president's choice to replace O'Connor, has a limited track record in that area.
August 09, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens steered the debate over President George W. Bush’s nominee to a new subject: capital punishment, sharply condemning the country’s death penalty system.
The Court has been closely divided in death row cases, with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor often in the middle.
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