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No, Seriously, Stephen Breyer Needs to Retire

Today's horrifying Supreme Court ruling shows us why.

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Jack Mirkinson
Apr 22, 2021
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Today, the Supreme Court did a terrible thing. From the New York Times:

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that judges need not determine that juvenile offenders are beyond hope of rehabilitation before sentencing them to die in prison. The decision, concerning a teenager who killed his grandfather, appeared to signal the …

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