The Washington Post calls for the Supreme Court to issue a correction in Kennedy v. Louisiana:
When a newspaper gets its facts wrong, it’s supposed to publish a correction, and, if someone’s reputation has been harmed, a retraction and apology. It can be embarrassing, but the occasional taste of crow probably does more good than harm to the media’s credibility.
But what if the Supreme Court not only blows a key fact but also bases its ruling, in part, on that error? There was quite a goof in the court’s 5 to 4 decision on June 25 banning the death penalty for those who rape children.
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