Is there any evidence that the Supreme Court has ever considered the Eighth Amendment's prohibition?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio, 770 F.3d 772 (9th Cir. 2014):
2 A sharp-eyed reader might spot the majority's brief gestures toward the Eighth Amendment's prohibition in its discussion of Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. 1, 72 S.Ct. 1, 96 L.Ed. 3 (1951). Maj. Op. at 77778.
2 A sharp-eyed reader might spot the majority's brief gestures toward the Eighth Amendment's prohibition in its discussion of Stack v. Boyle, 342 U.S. 1, 72 S.Ct. 1, 96 L.Ed. 3 (1951). Maj. Op. at 77778.
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