Constitutional LawDeath PenaltyFeaturedU.S. Constitution
March 25, 2024By Rocio Iglesias Gonzalez
The Eighth Amendment states, “[e]xcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”[i] For many years, advocates against the death penalty have asserted that capital punishment violates the Eighth Amendment.[ii] To advance their argument, advocates argue that the methods used to carry out the executions are cruel […]
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Constitutional LawDeath PenaltyFeaturedFlorida Statutes
March 15, 2024By Kaisha Ahye
Current Precedent On August 25, 2003, Patrick Kennedy was found guilty of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter and was sentenced to death by a jury of his peers in a Louisiana court.[i] Kennedy appealed. He argued that under the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment because […]
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Criminal Justice SystemCriminal LawFeaturedFlorida
March 29, 2022By Andrew Tuma-Waku
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House voted and approved HB 95, which would make it easier for prosecutors to charge drug dealers with first-degree murder when a consumer suffers a fatal overdose.[i] This new bill was introduced to combat Florida’s ongoing war on drugs, as well as to deter drug dealers who “profit off […]
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