Supreme Court of the United States
Kennedy v. Louisiana
This writing
- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- June 25, 2008
- Case
- Kennedy v. Louisiana
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. The National Government and, beyond it, the separate States are bound by the proscriptive mandates of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and all persons within those respective jurisdictions may invoke its protection. See Amdts. 8 and 14, § 1; Robinson v. California,…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Anthony McLeod Kennedy | June 25, 2008 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | June 25, 2008 |