The U.S. Supreme Court was the first federal court to declare the death penalty unconstitutional in violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has never declared the death penalty itself unconstitutional. Instead, it has made rulings on the manner of execution and the fairness of the death penalty's application, such as in Furman v. Georgia (1972), which temporarily halted the death penalty due to concerns about arbitrary sentencing.

The US Supreme Court Was the First Federal Court to Declare