This story was first published by Idaho Reports on Nov. 27, 2024. The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a second attempt to ...

The death row prisoner argued that it would be cruel and unusual punishment to try to execute him again after a failed ...

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is ...

The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a second attempt to execute an Idaho death row inmate would not violate his Eighth ...

Earlier this year, the State of Idaho attempted to execute Thomas Eugene Creech by lethal injection. For nearly an hour, the ...

Weinstein, who is serving time at Rikers after he was convicted of sexual assault and rape, is requesting $5 million in ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The Eighth Amendment which effectively banned abortion in the Republic of Ireland has been formally repealed. Irish President Michael D Higgins signed the abortion referendum bill into law on Tuesday.

Finally, the Eighth Amendment addresses the terms of an individual's imprisonment and punishment, both before and after conviction. The use of bail means that an accused can pay a bond ...

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