U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Stevens: Cert Denial in Klan Case Has ‘No Benefit and Significant Cost’

By Debra Cassens Weiss

Nov 2, 2009, 10:46 am CST

Justices John Paul Stevens and Antonin Scalia disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal today to decide whether the statute of limitations bars prosecution of a Klansman convicted of kidnapping two black youths who were drowned 45 years ago.

“The question is narrow, debatable and important,” Justice John Paul Stevens… full story