Six years ago, in Timbs v. Indiana, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a majority opinion that pointed out the origins of the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause and the original ...

The Annenberg Public Policy Center released a film titled “The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment” on Annenberg Classroom in recognition of Constitution Day on Sept. 17. The 24-minute film ...

Is begging protected by the First Amendment? Alabama says it isn't. But courts have said governments can't completely ban panhandling.

Following a jury's verdict, a federal court slashed civil penalties under the False Claims Act ("FCA") as violative of the Constitution's 8th Amendment. A new federal court ruling highlights a defense ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --Georgia state prisons subject inmates to "horrific and inhumane" conditions in violation of the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the Department of Justice said Tuesday. The ...

As the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year, the National Archives has mounted its first display of the entire Constitution. The exhibition gives viewers a chance to see not only the ...