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Evolving Standards of Justice: Has the Death Penalty Outlived its Justification?

This article traces the evolution of the Supreme Court’s capital punishment jurisprudence, beginning with the constitutional foundations of “evolving standards of decency” and then continuing through the decisions that h

By Calista Kayatta · Criminal Justice

Edited by Katie Manz, Luis Carvajal Picott, Katie Chaffee, Maya Perez, Keerthi Chalamalasetty

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Volume XIX, Issue I

Fall 2025

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