Finally, in a case that came from the State of Indiana, the High Court ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against excessive fines applied to the states. The case of Timbs v. Indiana ...

Ohio lawmakers are moving to amend a portion of the state’s constitution that permits slavery as a form of punishment for ...

[1.] The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. [2.] The transportation or importation into any State,Territory, or possession of the United ...

Even the United States Constitution is not immune to edits. ... Eighth amendment: Protects citizens from excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.

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President Donald Trump, currently in the second month of his second term, has joked before about running for a third go even though it is specifically prohibited by the United States' Constitution ...

In it, Tribe wrote, “My conclusion as a constitutional scholar is that the ERA is currently a valid part of the United States Constitution, that Congress should act concurrently to recognize it ...

As promised, my new paper on the Equal Rights Amendment, "The Twelfth Amendment and the ERA," is now available on… ...

Because so few Eighth Amendment cases make it to the appeals stage, we were able to pull all opinions that fit these parameters over the course of five years — from 2018 to 2022 — spanning two ...

This column concludes our discussion of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution’s 27 Amendments. I have enjoyed sharing my thoughts and ...

The Annenberg Public Policy Center released a documentary on the Eighth Amendment in recognition of Constitution Day on Sept. 17 ... made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic — was “optimistic and spoke ...

The new Tenth Amendment stated: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” ...