In ___________________, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was itself not unconstitutional, but the way it was administrated constituted cruel and unusual punishment.

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In the case of Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was not a violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. However, the way it was administered was unconstitutional because it was being applied arbitrarily and discriminatorily, which led to a disproportionate number of African Americans and poor people receiving the death penalty.

In ___________________, the Supreme Court Ruled That the Death Penalty