When the Supreme Court in Furman invalidated existing death penalty statutes, it also invalidated the federal death penalty law.

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In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the Supreme Court invalidated existing death penalty statutes, which also affected the federal death penalty law, as the ruling applied broadly to the manner in which the death penalty was administered, making it unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.

When the Supreme Court in Furman Invalidated Existing Death Penalty