Sentence examples for on the Eighth amendment from inspiring English sources

Such a standard meant that Thomas was implicitly writing out of existence decades of precedent on the Eighth Amendment.

Legal experts said it was unusual to win a case based on the Eighth Amendment, and even more so because it was directed at regulating the homeless.

"I can't imagine that you wouldn't count those states," Justice O'Connor said of the 12. Virginia has maintained that Mr. Atkins is in fact not retarded, an issue that would have to be resolved in the state courts if the Supreme Court ruled in his favor on the Eighth Amendment question.

"Concerns have been raised about organisations and individuals based outside of Ireland trying to influence the outcome of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland by buying ads on Facebook.

"Following our update around election integrity efforts globally, we have decided to pause all ads related to the Irish referendum on the eighth amendment," a Google spokesperson told us.

I watch a debate on the Eighth Amendment.

"We should not establish a constitutional privilege," Justice Powell said, referring to one based on the First Amendment.

"I don't trust him on the Second Amendment," wrote one commenter with the name docpsych34, on the Human Events site.

The Supreme Court was, in one historian's words, "bitterly divided" on the First Amendment issues presented by Dennis.

SIR Americans argue their right to carry guns based on the second amendment to the US Constitution but always only quote one part of the clause.

The question as to your stand on the Eighteenth Amendment.