Ramteen Arablui

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

In Weems, the court says explicitly, as the views of society change, the way we interpret the Eighth Amendment should change too.

In Weems, the court says explicitly, as the views of society change, the way we interpret the Eighth Amendment should change too.

In Weems, the court says explicitly, as the views of society change, the way we interpret the Eighth Amendment should change too.

By the way, I'm going to use that term majestic generality in an argument. If anyone's accusing me of being vague, I'm going to be like, it's just my majestic generality. I love that term. Wow. How does Weems change the direction of the way we define this? And then how does that then kind of like interplay with the next big case?

By the way, I'm going to use that term majestic generality in an argument. If anyone's accusing me of being vague, I'm going to be like, it's just my majestic generality. I love that term. Wow. How does Weems change the direction of the way we define this? And then how does that then kind of like interplay with the next big case?

By the way, I'm going to use that term majestic generality in an argument. If anyone's accusing me of being vague, I'm going to be like, it's just my majestic generality. I love that term. Wow. How does Weems change the direction of the way we define this? And then how does that then kind of like interplay with the next big case?

After the winds of the 1950s and 60s, lawyers with the NAACP turned their attention to the death penalty.

After the winds of the 1950s and 60s, lawyers with the NAACP turned their attention to the death penalty.

After the winds of the 1950s and 60s, lawyers with the NAACP turned their attention to the death penalty.

There were historical reasons to launch this fight too. The Eighth Amendment banned cruel and unusual punishment. So some Southern states believe that meant a punishment had to be both to be unconstitutional, which means business as usual for white slave owners.

There were historical reasons to launch this fight too. The Eighth Amendment banned cruel and unusual punishment. So some Southern states believe that meant a punishment had to be both to be unconstitutional, which means business as usual for white slave owners.

There were historical reasons to launch this fight too. The Eighth Amendment banned cruel and unusual punishment. So some Southern states believe that meant a punishment had to be both to be unconstitutional, which means business as usual for white slave owners.

Now, almost 200 years later, civil rights activists were trying to make the case that the way the death penalty was applied was unusual. And they started gathering data.

Now, almost 200 years later, civil rights activists were trying to make the case that the way the death penalty was applied was unusual. And they started gathering data.

Now, almost 200 years later, civil rights activists were trying to make the case that the way the death penalty was applied was unusual. And they started gathering data.

Attorneys argued before the Supreme Court that black men were overwhelmingly sentenced to death when compared to white men convicted of the same crimes.

Attorneys argued before the Supreme Court that black men were overwhelmingly sentenced to death when compared to white men convicted of the same crimes.

Attorneys argued before the Supreme Court that black men were overwhelmingly sentenced to death when compared to white men convicted of the same crimes.

Another one was that the death penalty could seem really arbitrary and it varied from state to state.