In the case of Baze v. Rees, the Supreme Court ruled that lethal injections did violate the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment, hence putting a moratorium on the death penalty for more than eight years during the 1970s.
In the case of Baze v. Rees, the Supreme Court ruled that lethal injections did violate the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment, hence putting a moratorium on the death penalty for more than eight years during the 1970s

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The information provided is incorrect. Baze v. Rees was decided in 2008, not during the 1970s, and the Supreme Court upheld the use of lethal injections as constitutional. This ruling did not result in a moratorium on the death penalty.

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