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 ...
A deep-red state shows the way, with conservatives in the lead.
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".
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 ...
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 ...