“What prisoner would not avail himself of this additional bite at the apple?” Justice Thomas asked.

[Liberal_in_LA]

Justices Allow Inmates To Sue for DNA Testing
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: March 7, 2011

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier for inmates to sue for access to DNA evidence that could prove their innocence.

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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined the majority opinion.

Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Samuel A. Alito Jr., dissented. Justice Thomas predicted that Monday’s ruling would flood the courts with civil rights suits. “What prisoner would not avail himself of this additional bite at the apple?” Justice Thomas asked.

[Kennah]

1. I wonder if that will be his statement upon his conviction

[rustydog]

2. Yo, Oh mighty silent one...How fucking many INNOCENT people

have been exonerated by DNA evidence? Fuck you.

[gratuitous]

12. Justice Slappy is on record: Guilt or innocence is immaterial

Only whether the forms of criminal procedure were observed (but not necessarily followed). If the police and prosecutor make a show of following procedure, and the accused is convicted, that's good enough.

[SpiralHawk]

3. What 'Family Values' RepubliStooge would not avail himself of a Coke can

to make a crude, sexist and stupid remark to one of his female employees?

[markpkessinger]

4. I am somewhat shccked to see that Scalia and Roberts were part of this majority! n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. me too!!! Scalia and Thomas went their separate ways on this one.

[msanthrope]

6. Indeed, Justice Thomas. If we have have pesky things like civil rights, then

people are going to want to use them.

[Bonhomme Richard]

7. Strictly theater. With all the Thomas headlines recently he is..

attempting to look like his own man. Oddly enough he picked a just ruling to be on the wrong side of. What a moron.

[Sal Minella]

8. I think he's just attempting to look awake. n/t

[Bluebear]

9. Oh, he talks? nt

[salin]

10. Had the same reaction...

the only Justice to go years on end with no comment or questioning during the hearing of cases before the Court.

[stevedeshazer]

11. He actually fucking spoke? This is huge news.

[Dawson Leery]

13. Uncle Thomas is anti-civil rights? Who knew?

:sarcasm: