▁execution ▁by ▁providing ▁an ▁alternative ▁method ▁of ▁execution . ▁The ▁Court ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁prisoner ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁that ▁the ▁execution ▁method ▁caused ▁severe ▁pain , ▁not ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Le ading ▁voices ▁in ▁jud icial ▁rest raint ▁Form er ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁Oliver ▁Wend ell ▁Hol mes ▁Jr ., ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁the ▁philosophy , ▁would ▁describe ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁jud icial ▁rest raint ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁books . ▁One ▁noted ▁academic ▁described ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁Felix ▁Frank fur ter , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁appointed ▁by ▁Franklin ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁as ▁the ▁" model ▁of ▁jud icial ▁rest raint ". ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Re hn qu ist ▁Court ▁over turn ed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁preced ents ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁liberal ▁Warren ▁Court , ▁Time ▁magazine ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁following ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁jud icial ▁rest raint . ▁ ▁However , ▁Re hn qu ist ▁was ▁also ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁Min imal ism ▁doctrine ▁Jud icial ▁minimal ists ▁argue ▁that ▁jud ges ▁should ▁put ▁great ▁emphas is ▁on ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁st are ▁dec isis ▁and ▁preced ent . ▁ ▁Min imal ists ▁argue ▁that ▁jud ges ▁should ▁make ▁only ▁minor , ▁increment al ▁changes ▁to ▁constitution al ▁law ▁to ▁maintain ▁that ▁stability . ▁ ▁They ▁ask ▁jud ges ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁by ▁creating ▁small , ▁case - specific