His lawyers argue that the treatment amounts to “cruel and unusual punishment' therefore violating the 8th Amendment, along with Kelly’s 6th Amendment right to “effective counsel” and due process. ..…

In a ruling Monday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a federal judge in Idaho who ruled that denying the gender reassignment surgery for 31-year-old Adree Edmo violated the 8th Amendment’s “cruel and unusual punishment” protections. . ..…

“So you are literally traipsing the 2nd Amendment, 4th Amendment, 5th Amendment, 6th Amendment, 8th Amendment.' . ..…

The Legal Aid Justice Center argued in its lawsuit that the law targets homeless alcoholics and violates the 8th Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. . ..…

They held that the forfeiture was an excessive fine in violation of the 8th Amendment and, therefore, Timbs' car should be returned. . ... Not because the court disagreed it was an excessive fine, but because the court decided the 8th Amendment did not apply. . ..…

In an interview with Elle magazine, Ms Whitmore said: 'Last year we repealed the 8th amendment of the Irish constitution. . ..…

'They're going to challenge it under the 8th Amendment Constitution. There going to claim that it is cruel and unusual punishment for someone who has served their time and for the rest of their life have to be castrated,' he said. . © 2019 Cox Media Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…

The three Irish women serve as co-directors of the ‘Together for Yes’ campaign which was instrumental in helping usher the repeal of the 8th Amendment, which essentially banned abortion in Ireland, via a May 2018 referendum. . ..…

“What the 8th Amendment does guarantee is a method of execution that’s not ‘cruel and unusual.’ ... “The 8th Amendment is not a static prohibition that prohibits the same things that it proscribed in the 18th Century. ..…

Denying Mongol members the ability to display the logo on their leather riding jackets and elsewhere would overstep the right to free expression embedded in the 1st Amendment, as well as the 8th Amendment’s ban on excessive penalties, U.S. ... And because the jury had found the..…

In Episode 313 of SCOTUS 101, Jason Snead joins Elizabeth Slattery to talk about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s return and the Court’s ruling in an important 8th Amendment case. ..…

In other words, it was an excessive fine or fee—the kind prohibited by the Constitution’s 8th Amendment. . By ruling unanimously that the 8th Amendment clause is applicable to state and local governments, the Supreme Court ruled that “forfeitures are unconstitutional..…

'It's absolutely an 8th amendment right [for prisoners] to have access to the community level standard of care for medical and dental services,' Bertsch told me. ..…

The opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, said the 8th Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment 'does not guarantee a painless death.' . ..…

The trial court found that the seizure of a vehicle worth over four times the maximum fine violates the 8th Amendment’s prohibition against excessive fines. While a divided appeals court affirmed the decision, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed, arguing that there is no precedent..…

On May 25th we in Ireland finally get to vote to Repeal the hated 8th amendment. ... We are an anarchist organistion founded in 1984 by people who had campaigned against the 8th amendment.  ..…