Kennedy V. Louisiana
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| Date decided | 2008 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Date argued | 2008 |
| Dissent | Alito |
| Roberts | |
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| Majority | Kennedy |
| Stevens | |
| Souter | |
| Ginsburg | |
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| ID | 1396714 |
About Kennedy V. Louisiana
Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U. S. 407, is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits imposing the death penalty for the rape of a child in cases where the victim did not die and death was not intended.
