Cruel and Unusual

What does it mean for punishment to be cruel and unusual?

An episode of the What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law podcast, hosted by Elizabeth Joh, Roman Mars, Isabel Angell, titled "Cruel and Unusual" was published on August 14, 2024 and runs 34 minutes.

August 14, 2024 ·34m · What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law

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What does it mean for punishment to be cruel and unusual?

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In 1960, a man named Lawrence Robinson was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating a California law that made it illegal to be addicted to narcotics. This summer, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order telling agencies to clear “dangerous” homeless encampments on state land. What links these two situations? The Eighth Amendment.

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