Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States_constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
constitutional analysis of punishment
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia
gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons gptkb:Graham_v._Florida gptkb:Miller_v._Alabama |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
originalism
|
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
some legal scholars
|
| gptkbp:firstReferencedIn |
gptkb:Trop_v._Dulles
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Evolving Standards Doctrine
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
death penalty cases
juvenile sentencing cases |
| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
cruel and unusual punishment
|
| gptkbp:state |
interpretation of 'cruel and unusual' punishment must reflect evolving standards of decency
|
| gptkbp:supports |
dynamic interpretation of the Constitution
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
Eighth Amendment jurisprudence
|
| gptkbp:yearFirstReferenced |
1958
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Constitutional_Interpretation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|