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Eighth Amendment

Constitution Check: What is the Supreme Court’s role under the Eighth Amendment?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the debate at the Supreme Court…

Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of lethal injection drugs

by Juliana Stiles

Next week, the Supreme Court is set to wade into debate over the constitutionality of certain drugs used for execution by lethal…

Constitution Check: Is the Supreme Court going to rule out lethal-drug executions?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center adviser on constitutional literacy, looks at the challenging and complicated…

Why firing squads and other execution methods remain constitutional

by Scott Bomboy

The Supreme Court’s move to rule on using lethal injections for capital punishment is the latest legal debate in a controversy…

Constitution Check: Is shaming a legal form of punishment for crime?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center's adviser on constitutional literacy, looks at the revival of public shaming as a…

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