S.Res. 626 · 110th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2008-07-25
Latest action
2008-07-25 · Introduced in Senate

Subjects

Crime and law enforcement
Law
Families
Louisiana
Government Operations and Politics
Women
State laws
Supreme Court decisions
Capital punishment
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Judicial review
Rape
Punishment
Constitutional amendments
Child sexual abuse