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McCleskey v. Kemp ft. Josie Duffy Rice

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CHAPTER

What's the Fucking Point of the Equal Protection Clause?

The court will not reverse your death sentence, nor will they stop the implementation of the death penalty in that state. The whole point of the statistical evidence is that it cuts past the aesthetics and shows that no matter what people are saying or how they're acting, the output of the system is discriminating against black people. That's why every time I hear some conservative justice described as a like a strict constitutionalist, I'm always just like, give me a fucking break, right?

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