[mdittmar]

Was this the case that was delaying executions of death row inmates?

[K-oneTexas]

Yes.

Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, disagreed. Roberts said the international court decision cannot be forced upon the states.

The president may not "establish binding rules of decision that pre-empt contrary state law," Roberts said. Neither does the treaty, by itself, require individual states to take action, he said.


Lets see ... States have rights not superseded by the Federal government and International Court of Justice "take a hike". I like that.

But wasn't it Kennedy who wrote an opinion when O'Connor was still on the court that said the International Court of Justice decisions were rightfully determiners of US decisions? No he changed his mind.