Oral argument before the Supreme Court this week showed why it is nonsense to claim that anti-vagrancy laws violate the Constitution‘s Eighth Amendment provision against “cruel and unusual punishment.

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 ...

A New York state appellate court’s reversal of the $515 million civil penalty against President Trump is a moment to mark the glories of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. The penalty emerged ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reversed lower court rulings, finding that public camping restrictions issued by southern Oregon’s Grants Pass do not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.” The ...

Victor Davis Hanson and FBN's Larry Kudlow discuss Donald Trump's claim that the $355 million fine leveled against him by New York state violates the Eighth Amendment. The Eighth Amendment to the ...

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 ...

Those who gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights believed that the government exists at the behest of its citizens. It is there to protect, defend, and even enhance our freedoms, not violate ...