RESPECTING DISSENT: JUSTICE GINSBURG'S CRITIQUE OF THE TROUBLING INVOCATION OF APPEARANCE.

An essay is presented on U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her dissenting opinions in the two USSC cases Baze v. Rees and Gonzales v. Carhart, and appearance-based defenses. According to the article, the Baze case deals with alternative lethal injection monitoring procedures and...

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Publicado en:Harvard Law Review Vol. 127; no. 1; pp. 478 - 481
Autor principal: Tribe, Laurence H.
Formato: Essay
Publicado: Harvard Law Review Association Nov2013
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Sumario:An essay is presented on U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her dissenting opinions in the two USSC cases Baze v. Rees and Gonzales v. Carhart, and appearance-based defenses. According to the article, the Baze case deals with alternative lethal injection monitoring procedures and the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, while the Carhart case addresses a woman's autonomy and an abortion-related health exception. "Partial-birth" abortions and infanticide are examined.