This Date in History: Weems v. United States
Wednesday November 30, 2005
November 30, 1909: Argued: Weems v. United States
In a case from the Philippines, the Supreme Court would find that the definition of "cruel and unusual punishment" is not limited to what the authors of the Constitution understood under that concept.
In a case from the Philippines, the Supreme Court would find that the definition of "cruel and unusual punishment" is not limited to what the authors of the Constitution understood under that concept.
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