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  • Supreme Court - APGinsburg: Int'l Law Shaped Court Rulings

    08/06/2003 2:16:09 AM PDT · by bart99 · 43 replies · 836+ views
    Associated Press ^ | August 2, 2003 | By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
     Supreme Court - APGinsburg: Int'l Law Shaped Court Rulings Sat Aug 2, 9:48 PM ET By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is looking beyond America's borders for guidance in handling cases on issues like the death penalty and gay rights, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (news - web sites) said Saturday. The justices referred to the findings of foreign courts this summer in their own ruling that states may not punish gay couples for having sex. And in 2002, the court said that executing mentally retarded people is unconstitutionally cruel. That ruling noted that the practice...