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 WASHINGTON (AP) - No one on the Supreme Court publicly opposes the death penalty, but four justices often side with death row inmates who are fighting to avoid execution.
Though they are a minority on the nine-justice court, Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter and John Paul Stevens win as often as they lose.
Cases involving eight death row inmates have come before the court this term. Four prisoners have won and four have lost. The most recent case was a 5-4 decision Monday to reinstate the death penalty in a rape and murder near Seattle.
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