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      "id": 307278,
      "date": "2005-08-17",
      "retrieved": "2016-04-07T19:34:50.861029",
      "title": "Capital Punishment: Selected Opinions of Justice O'Connor",
      "summary": "An examination of Justice O\u2019Connor\u2019s opinions on capital punishment reveals\na case-by-case\napproach showing a general support for the death penalty\u2019s constitutionality. However, the\nopinions\nalso reveal a careful review of the administration of the death penalty by the States. Justice\nO\u2019Connor\u2019s evolving skepticism about capital punishment has played a significant\nrole in many key\ndecisions regarding the death penalty throughout her twenty-four years on the United States Supreme\nCourt. This report briefly surveys selected decisions of retiring Justice Sandra Day\nO\u2019Connor in\ndeath penalty cases, an area where her opinions have frequently determined the outcome. This report\nwill not be updated.",
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