Arguments Heard in Roper v. Simmons

ARGUMENTS HEARD IN ROPER v. SIMMONS


Marsha Levick (2^d right) and Dr. David Fassler (far right)

On Wednesday, October 13, the United States Supreme Court heard argu­ments in Roper v. Simmons, a case that will deter­mine the con­sti­tu­tion­al­i­ty of exe­cut­ing juve­nile offend­ers. Marsha Levick, Chief Counsel of the Juvenile Law Center, and Dr. David Fassler, Trustee of the American Psychiatric Association, were among the juve­nile law and med­ical experts who spoke to reporters fol­low­ing the argu­ments. Both Ms. Levick and Dr. Fassler par­tic­i­pat­ed in a DPIC brief­ing for Supreme Court reporters pri­or to the argu­ment.

The case has drawn broad inter­est from the media in the United States and abroad, including  edi­to­ri­als in news­pa­pers around the coun­try. A deci­sion is expect­ed before the end of June 2005.

See DPIC’s Roper v. Simmons Web page.