1) The document discusses how social class impacts the application of law, using examples from literature, history, and the current U.S. criminal justice system. 2) It notes that the quality of legal representation, which is largely determined by one's ability to pay, is the strongest predictor of whether a defendant receives the death penalty. However, almost no capital case defendants can afford their own attorneys. 3) Two Supreme Court justices have expressed concerns that the death penalty may not be fairly administered due to problems with underfunded and inexperienced public defenders representing indigent defendants.