The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty may be administered for any murder, regardless of the degree.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the death penalty may not be administered for all murders and has placed certain restrictions and criteria. For example, in Furman v. Georgia (1972), the Court held that the death penalty as it was being imposed violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, as it was being arbitrarily and capriciously applied. Subsequent cases have established criteria to guide the application of the death penalty, such as the crime being limited to first-degree murder, the consideration of mitigating circumstances, and the prohibition of executing individuals who are intellectually disabled or under the age of 18.

The US Supreme Court Has Ruled That the Death Penalty May