By ADAM LIPTAK
The New York Times
Published: September 8, 2008

In an indication that it may revisit a June decision banning the death penalty for child rapists, the Supreme Court asked the parties in the case and the United States solicitor general to submit supplemental briefs ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/washington/09brfs-SUPREMECOURT_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin

Is this really some sort of concession that in Washington they might be out of touch? Throwing out a bone? If they do reconsider, surely the slim majority will only shore up its prior opinion: i.e., the overlooked law doesn't change the end result? But we can certainly hope for better.

Does anyone have statistics on how often the SCOTUS has reversed positions on MFR--especially in criminal cases? (Rarely, if ever?) But they do need to get the mud out of theirs eyes for overlooking military law.

JAS