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Justice Stevens on the Death Penalty

By Steve Hall

NPR's Nina Totenberg conducts an extensive interview with retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.  The first part of the interview ran earlier today during Morning Edition.  It will conclude this afternoon on All Things Considered.  It's titled, "Justice Stevens: An Open Mind On A Changed Court."  You can also listen to the interview at the link. The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term Monday, with new Justice Elena Kagan sitting in the junior justice's seat at the far end of the bench. For the first time in its history, a third of the nine-member court is female, and all of its justices are either Catholic or Jewish ? no Protestants. Also, for the first time in 35 years, Justice John Paul Stevens is not there...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 04, 2010 (boomark / email).