Eighth Amendment
Americannoun
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Inmates have challenged the use of lethal injections in the past on the grounds they may violate Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The High Court declined to address in Tyler whether the Eighth Amendment applies to economic penalties, including home seizures to pay tax liens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, including the denial of necessary medical care for inmates.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025
That alone should mean that shipping people there runs afoul of domestic laws and potentially the Eighth Amendment, if indeed the U.S. can be legally considered the jailer.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2025
The Court found the sentences imposed in those cases “reasonably proportionate” to the offenses committed—and not “cruel and unusual” in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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