Ramteen Arablui

But the status quo didn't change. The big turning point for the Eighth Amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause actually didn't have anything to do with the death penalty at all. It didn't even happen on U.S. soil.

But the status quo didn't change. The big turning point for the Eighth Amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause actually didn't have anything to do with the death penalty at all. It didn't even happen on U.S. soil.

But the status quo didn't change. The big turning point for the Eighth Amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause actually didn't have anything to do with the death penalty at all. It didn't even happen on U.S. soil.

The Philippines actually had its own Supreme Court, but the U.S. Supreme Court could overrule it.

The Philippines actually had its own Supreme Court, but the U.S. Supreme Court could overrule it.

The Philippines actually had its own Supreme Court, but the U.S. Supreme Court could overrule it.

The crime he was convicted of was falsifying records in an alleged attempt to redirect government funds to himself. He was tried according to Philippine law.

The crime he was convicted of was falsifying records in an alleged attempt to redirect government funds to himself. He was tried according to Philippine law.

The crime he was convicted of was falsifying records in an alleged attempt to redirect government funds to himself. He was tried according to Philippine law.

Cadena, translated, means chain.

Cadena, translated, means chain.

Cadena, translated, means chain.

The court said the Philippine law had, quote, no fellow in American legislation.

The court said the Philippine law had, quote, no fellow in American legislation.

The court said the Philippine law had, quote, no fellow in American legislation.

And it went even further to begin to answer some of the big questions that the founders had when they wrote the Eighth Amendment.

And it went even further to begin to answer some of the big questions that the founders had when they wrote the Eighth Amendment.

And it went even further to begin to answer some of the big questions that the founders had when they wrote the Eighth Amendment.

The court was developing the line of reasoning it had started in the late 1800s, emphasizing that as society changes, norms will change too.

The court was developing the line of reasoning it had started in the late 1800s, emphasizing that as society changes, norms will change too.