At the same time, the order focuses on the specific facts of Smith’s case, rather than diving into deeper questions about how to interpret the Eighth Amendment. So that suggests the Court may ...
The Justice Department has just released a scathing 96-page report accusing the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, GA of engaging ...
The second category, which arguably reflects the understanding that prevailed in America before the drafting of the Eighth Amendment, would prohibit torturous punishments such as pillorying ...
“The Constitution’s Eighth Amendment serves many important ... who decried the majority’s ruling as violating the 8th Amendment. The National Alliance to End Homelessness said it is worried ...
and welfare laws—a dubious holding premised on a fanciful interpretation of the Eighth Amendment. We are the first and only federal circuit to have divined such a strange and sweeping mandate ...
The Eighth Amendment, which grants an equal right to ... where the result was announced The Save The 8th campaign described the result as a "tragedy of historic proportions".
It explores the history of this prohibition, the current legal doctrine, and future applications of the Eighth Amendment. With contributions from the leading academics and experts on the Eighth ...