Eighth Amendment

78 ABA Journal Eighth Amendment articles.

Decision striking down part of sex offender law is ‘the talk of the prison,’ lawyer says

A federal judge in Chicago has found that it is unconstitutional for Illinois to hold sex offenders in prison after their release date when they are so impoverished that they can’t find a place to live that complies with state requirements. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall ruled Sunday, WBEZ reports.…

Apr 3, 2019 12:41 PM CDT

SCOTUS majority focuses on execution delays in ruling against inmate with rare condition

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion Monday when a divided Supreme Court rejected a Missouri inmate’s claim that his rare medical condition would make execution by lethal injection a constitutional violation.

Apr 1, 2019 2:05 PM CDT

Denying sex reassignment surgery to inmate isn’t cruel and unusual, 5th Circuit rules

A blanket ban on sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates isn’t cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Apr 1, 2019 9:14 AM CDT