The Court is issuing more opinions today. I'm currently waiting on SCOTUSBlog's liveblog to find out if Kennedy is being published today. I'll post hear either way once I know.
Update: The opinion is out. I'll post the link here as soon as it is available. From the liveblog:
The Court has released the opinion in Kennedy v. Louisiana (07-343), on whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits states from imposing the death penalty for child rape, and, if not, whether Louisiana’s statute fails to narrow the class of offenders eligible for the death penalty. The ruling below, which upheld the state law, is reversed and remanded.
Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion. Justice Alito dissented, joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Scalia and Thomas. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.
Update: The opinion is available here.
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