CSPAN3 Landmark Cases Supreme Court Landmark Case Gregg V. Georgia July 12, 2024
Affirmative action under the constitution. And then the legacy of those decisions. Youre watching American History tv on cspan three. The u. S. Supreme court today ruled that the Death Penalty does not necessarily represent cruel and unusual punishment, and that i can be a deterrent to crime. By seven to two, the judges upheld the Death Penalty in florida georgia and texas, other states may be affected in this similar way. But about five to four, the court struck down Capital Punishment laws and and louisiana. That ruling could prevent still other states from invoking their own Death Penalty l...