Explaining a seemingly bizarre declaration from the outgoing president.

At the time of the drafting of the Eighth Amendment ... and the provision in the amendment induced no debate on the floor of Congress. In United States v. Bajakajian (1998), the Supreme Court ...

While it’s all but certain Trump allies can’t change the Constitution—modifying the 22nd Amendment—the president could try to ...

Together, they changed the legal landscape of the Eighth Amendment — the foundational ... our samples spanned cases from every circuit in the United States filed by prisoners held in hundreds ...

The text of the Eighth ... Amendment if it were “a figure higher than is reasonably calculated” to ensure the defendant’s appearance at trial. Stack v. Boyle (1951); see also United States ...

A Tennessee congressman introduced a Constitutional amendment that would allow Donald Trump and future presidents to serve ...

COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Dept. of Justice last week announced the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, SC has violated the Eighth and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The DOJ reported ...