The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty, as administered, constituted cruel and unusual punishment in:

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In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty, as it was administered at the time, constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. This decision led to a temporary halt of capital punishment across the United States.

The US Supreme Court Ruled That the Death Penalty, as Administered