International Law
SCOTUS rules against Bush -- and that's bad
Back in 1993, Jose E. Medellin was part of a Houston, TX, gang that raped, tormented and killed two teenaged girls. He was arrested and, after being Mirandized, confessed. But Medellin is Mexican, and under the terms of the Vienna Convention he was entitled to contact Mexican diplomats as well. He wasn't informed of that right.
Medellin was sentenced to death.
In 2004, the International Court of Justice ("ICJ," also known as the "World Court") ruled that Medellin's rights were violated by Texas authorities -- and Bush ordered the state of Texas to reopen the case. That's right, he actually went along with a ICJ decision!
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has now ruled that Bush had no power
Death Penalty | George W. Bush | International Law | Supreme Court
