Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989)
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Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of executing offenders who were 16 or 17 years old at the time of their crimes, a stance later rejected in Roper v. Simmons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stanford v. Kentucky | 1 |
| Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989) Context triple: [Roper v. Simmons, overruledPrecedent, Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989)]
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Target entity: Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989) Target entity description: Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of executing offenders who were 16 or 17 years old at the time of their crimes, a stance later rejected in Roper v. Simmons.
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A.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.
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B.
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited student First Amendment rights by allowing public school officials greater authority to regulate school-sponsored student speech, such as in school newspapers.
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C.
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett is a 2001 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited Congress’s power to subject states to damages suits under the Americans with Disabilities Act by narrowing the scope of its enforcement authority under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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D.
Agostini v. Felton
Agostini v. Felton is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that reshaped Establishment Clause doctrine by allowing public school teachers to provide remedial instruction in religious schools under certain safeguards.
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E.
Grove City College v. Bell
Grove City College v. Bell is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly narrowed the scope of Title IX’s application to only those specific programs directly receiving federal funds, prompting later legislative action to restore broader coverage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eighth Amendment case
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
capital punishment
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constitutional law ⓘ juvenile justice ⓘ |
| bindingAuthorityIn | federal courts of the United States (until overruled on this issue) ⓘ |
| caseCategory | U.S. Supreme Court cases on capital punishment ⓘ |
| citation | 492 U.S. 361 ⓘ |
| citedFor | interpretation of the Eighth Amendment in relation to juvenile offenders ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| decisionType | merits decision ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Harry A. Blackmun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Stanford v. Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding | the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit the execution of offenders who were 16 or 17 years old at the time of their capital crimes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| laterDevelopments | its approval of executing 16- and 17-year-old offenders was rejected in Roper v. Simmons ⓘ |
| legalIssue | constitutionality of capital punishment for offenders who were 16 or 17 at the time of their crimes ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| majorityJoinedBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overruledBy | Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Kevin Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pluralityOrMajority | majority opinion ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | overruled in part ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976)
NERFINISHED
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Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ |
| respondent | Commonwealth of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | upheld death sentences for offenders who were 16 or 17 at the time of their crimes ⓘ |
| standardApplied | evolving standards of decency under the Eighth Amendment ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | age limits for capital punishment ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly commentary on juvenile capital punishment ⓘ |
| topic | juvenile death penalty in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989) Description of subject: Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of executing offenders who were 16 or 17 years old at the time of their crimes, a stance later rejected in Roper v. Simmons.
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