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The Supreme Court and capital punishment : judging death
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The Supreme Court and capital punishment : judging death

Author: Michael E Parrish
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, ©2010.
Series: Supreme Court's power in American politics.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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From the late nineteenth century onwards, decisions by the Supreme Court have played a significant role in how American governments, especially at the state level, have carried out the death penalty.  Read more...

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Parrish, Michael E.
Supreme Court and capital punishment.
Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2010
(OCoLC)741519178
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Michael E Parrish
ISBN: 9780872897731 0872897737
OCLC Number: 324777003
Description: xv, 467 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents: Before Moore v. Dempsey : judging death, 1789-1923 --
The road to Furman : the due process revolution, 1923-1972 --
The court and popular opinion : moratorium and reinstatment, 1972-1976 --
Delegating death : the White-Rehnquist court, 1976-1989 --
Tinkering with the machinery : limiting death, reaffirming death, 1989-2009.
Series Title: Supreme Court's power in American politics.
Responsibility: Michael E. Parrish.

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