The Supreme Court’s Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence: Impact on State Capital Cases
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11 a.m. Pacific
Duration: 75 minutes
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This webinar is presented free of charge to judges.
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Join constitutional scholar and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky for a discussion about the impact that the United States Supreme Court has had on the trial and appeal of state capital cases based on the Court’s evolving interpretation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Dean Chemerinsky will discuss prior standards as well as current trends in Eighth Amendment jurisprudence and suggest what effect current trends may have on the administration of justice in state capital cases.
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges. $0
During this course, you will learn to:
- Consider the role the Eighth Amendment and the United States Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Eighth Amendment has played in state capital cases; and
- Evaluate the current trends in Eighth Amendment jurisprudence and what impact they may have on the administration of justice in state capital cases.
Join constitutional scholar and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky for a discussion about the impact that the United States Supreme Court has had on the trial and appeal of state capital cases based on the Court’s evolving interpretation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Dean Chemerinsky will discuss prior standards as well as current trends in Eighth Amendment jurisprudence and suggest what effect current trends may have on the administration of justice in state capital cases.