Court rules mentally retarded may not be executed
The Supreme Court limits death sentences for inmates with mental retardation, defining retarded as IQ 70 or below and leaving states to craft safeguards. Justices clash over consensus and the role of public opinion, while the White House reiterates opposition to executing retarded individuals.
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Civil Liberties Union
High Court
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
William H. Rehnquist
Clarence Thomas
White House
Ari Fleischer
Bush
Texas
Louisiana
Richard Jeyoub
Illinois Governor hints at abolishing death penalty
Gov. George Ryan suggested a possible proposal to abolish capital punishment in Illinois and said the system is flawed and may be eliminated nationally. Lawmakers doubt the idea will pass, with ongoing reforms and debates over policing, DNA testing, and forensics amid Ryan’s moratorium since 2000.
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Chicago
George Ryan
Ilinois
United States
General Assembly
Ryan
Illinois
America
State House Judiciary Committee
Abolition
Springfield
Judiciary Committee
Mary Kay O’brien
Coal City
Tom Johnson
West
Illinois House
Johnson
DuPage County
Governor’s Commission On Capital Punishment
House Judiciary Committee
Kess
Community disaster drill tests regional emergency response efforts
Emergency teams and youth groups simulated a mass casualty event with volunteers as victims covered in makeup and debris. Dr. Dale Kess outlined triage priorities, contingency plans, and post drill review to refine coordination across hospitals and the wider region.
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Davis Wilson
Boy Scout Troop 18
Dale Kess
Kess
Seattleman ends battle by taking down site over jail threat
Paul Trummel, 68, who spent 111 days jailed for refusing to edit his Web site attacking a federally subsidized retirement home, removed the site rather than face further incarceration. He posted an apologia pledging to pursue First Amendment rights in court while avoiding diversions. Judge James Doerty had called him harassing for publishing personal data and ordered removal. Trummel complied briefly but relaunched the site. after contempt findings he returned to jail until he agreed to take down content and pursue appeal. His case drew free speech support from neighbors and lawyers.
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Seattle
Paul Trummel
Trummel
Council House
King County Superior Court
James Doerty
Doerty
Elena Luisa Garella
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